Award winner Reinhard Kleist'sThe Boxer is a graphic biography that reveals the true story of Holocaust survivor Harry Haft.

Poland, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Harry Haft is sent to Auschwitz. When he is forced to fight against other inmates for the amusement of the SS officers, Haft shows extraordinary strength and courage and a determination to survive. As the Soviet Army advances in April 1945, he makes a daring escape from the Nazis. After negotiating the turmoil of postwar Poland, Haft immigrates to the United States and establishes himself as a professional prizefighter, remaining undefeated until he faces heavy­weight champion Rocky Marciano in 1949.

In The Boxer, Reinhard Kleist reveals another side to the steely Harry Haft: a man struggling to escape the memories of the fiancée he left behind in Poland. This is a powerful and moving graphic biography about love and the will to survive.

"A testament to the good will of the individual triumphing over the evil that man is capable of. Haft survived against all odds while facing extreme adversity, turning the horror of his circumstances into inspiration. Reinhard Kleist's The Boxer is a story for all times and all peoples and for always." --John Leguizamo

Author: Reinhard Kleist
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Selfmadehero
Published: 04/29/2014
Pages: 200
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.60w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781906838775
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 179443 / Boxer: The True Story of Holocaust Survivor Harry Haft


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/31/2014
Shelf Awareness 05/27/2014
Booklist 06/01/2014 pg. 63
Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 80
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2014 pg. 35

About the Author
Reinhard Kleist has written a number of critically acclaimed graphic novels, among them the award-winning biographies Havana: A Cuban Journey (2008), Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness (2009), and Castro (2010). Kleist lives in Berlin, Germany.