Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life by Sarah Kaminsky (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life by Sarah Kaminsky, Mike Mitchell, Adolfo Kaminsky The gripping true story of a life-long forger working for the French Resistance and clandestine organizations, told to his daughter. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Subject of The New York Times documentary "The Forger," winner of a World Press Photo Award and an Emmy AwardAs seen on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper"[An] engrossing literary debut. ... Writing in Adolfos voice gives this suspenseful narrative candor and immediacy." Kirkus ReviewsReaders Choice Award Elle Magazine, FranceWall Street Journals Top 10 Most Anticipated Non-Fiction: Fall Books 2016"Every resistance movement had its forgers, but few have told their tales. Many, like Kaminsky, were very young technicians and chemists when they began their work. Sarah Kaminskys affectionate rendering of her fathers life, with all the intricacies of his trade, is a book not just about a remarkable craftsman, but a man who strove to save every life that was in danger." Times Literary SupplementBest-selling author Sarah Kaminsky takes readers through her father Adolfo Kaminskys perilous and clandestine career as a real-life forger for the French Resistance, the FLN, and numerous other freedom movements of the twentieth century. Recruited as a young Jewish teenager for his knowledge of dyes, Kaminsky became the primary forger for the French Resistance during the Nazi occupation of Paris. Then, as a professional photographer, Kaminsky spent the next twenty-five years clandestinely producing thousands of counterfeit documents for immigrants, exiles, underground political operatives, and pacifists across the globe. Kaminsky kept his past cloaked in secrecy well into his eighties, until his daughter convinced him to share the details of the life-threatening work he did on behalf of people fighting for justice and peace throughout the world. Back Cover Adolfo Kaminsky, A Forgers Life is the gripping true story of an erstwhile forger who worked for the French Resistance, the Algerian Independence Movement, and numerous clandestine organizations over the span of nearly thirty years. A bestseller in France, the book has now been translated into seven languages and offers a rare look into the personal sacrifices of an idealist, the effect of one mans political commitments on his family, his ingenious methods for creating forgeries, and his unending hopes for peace and justice in an increasingly violent world. Flap At the age of seventeen Adolfo Kaminsky had narrowly escaped deportation to Auschwitz and was living in Nazi occupied Paris, using forged documents to hide in plain sight. Due to his expert knowledge of dyes and his ability to masterfully re-produce official documents with an artistic eye, he was recruited to join the Jewish underground. He soon became the primary forger for the Resistance in Paris, working tirelessly with his network to create papers that would save an estimated 14,000 men, women and children from certain death. Upon the Liberation and for the next twenty-five years Kaminsky worked as a professional photographer. But, recognizing the fight for freedom had not ended with the defeat of the Nazis, and driven by his own harrowing experiences, he continued to secretly forge documents for thousands of refugees, exiles, immigrants, freedom fighters and pacifists. "My life as a forger is one long, uninterrupted resistance... against inequality, segregation, racism, injustice, fascism and dictatorships." Kaminsky kept his past cloaked in secrecy well into his later life, until his daughter and biographer Sarah Kaminsky convinced him to share the details of the life-threatening work he did on behalf of people fighting for justice and peace throughout the world. Author Biography Sarah Kaminsky (b. 1979 in Sidi Mhamed, Algeria) is a French actor, screenwriter and author. She was 3 years old when she immigrated to France with her father, of Russian Jewish origins and carrying an Argentinean passport, and her mother Lela, a Tuareg Algerian. Her first book is the biography of her father, Adolfo Kaminsky, published by Editions Calmann-Levy in 2009. It has sold over 12,000 copies in France and has since been translated into Italian, Hebrew, German, Spanish, Turkish, and Arabic. Sarah Kaminsky is currently employed as a screenwriter by several production companies in France and lives in Paris with her partner Alban and her son.Mike Mitchell (b. 1941 in Rochdale, England) is an award-winning translator of French and German who has been active as a translator for over thirty years. He is the recipient of the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for translations of German works published in Britain, has won the British Comparative Literature Association translation competition three times, and has been shortlisted for many awards including the French-American Translation Prize, the Weidenfeld prize, the Aristeion prize, the Kurt Wolff prize, and the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger. In 2012 the Austrian Ministry of Education, Art and Culture awarded him a lifetime achievement award as a translator of literary works. He lives in Scotland.Adolfo Kaminsky (b. 1925 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) made his living as a photographer in various fields: postcards, advertising photos, but also photo reportage on industry (for example, the coal mines of the North and the French sugar refineries). He took numerous photographs of works of art for exhibition catalogues and posters, and he was the regular photographer for the painters who were the precursors of kinetic art such as Antonio Asis, Jesus Soto, Carmelo Ardenquin, and Yacov Agam. As a specialist for giant-format photography he produced photos for film sets for Alexandre Trauner, the set designer for Marcel Carne, Rene Clair and others. He also took thousands of artistic photographs through his life, but has only recently started exhibiting them. Table of Contents Authors Preface to the English EditionPrologueChapters 1 - 16EpilogueAppendix of Photographs by Adolfo Kaminsky from 1940s and 1950s Paris Review [An] engrossing literary debut. ... Writing in Adolfos voice gives this suspenseful narrative candor and immediacy. - Kirkus Reviews Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forgers Life is "worthy of the best spy novels" and tells the story of Sarah Kaminskys father, "the genius-forger who committed his know-how and convictions to serve the French Resistance during World War II, saving thousands of Jewish families, and many others over the course of 30 years for various causes around the world." - TED.com A detailed and touching story traversing a century in clandestine shadow crossings, where Adolfos skill meant life... or death. - Liberation, France Riveting. - Haaretz, Israel Technical prowess, creativity, and self-denial drive the plot in the incredibly lucky life of Adolfo Kaminsky narrated in this exciting historical document. - Elle Magazine, France; 2010 Readers Choice Award Undoubtedly one of the most captivating books of the season. - Paris Today A pointed, sober biography ... of one of the worlds best forgers. - Der Spiegel If made into a film, the life of Adolfo Kaminsky would have the ingredients of suspense thriller, war movie, historical tragedy, intimate drama, romantic comedy and scenes of terror. - O Globo, Brazil A thrilling book. - la Repubblica Federal, Italy Kaminsky has lived, in the shadows, the brightest hours of the Resistance. - Le Monde Long Description Subject of The New York Times documentary "The Forger," winner of a World Press Photo Award and an Emmy Award As seen on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper "[An] engrossing literary debut. ... Writing in Adolfos voice gives this suspenseful narrative candor and immediacy." - Kirkus Reviews Readers Choice Award -Elle Magazine, France Wall Street Journal s Top 10 Most Anticipated Non-Fiction: Fall Books 2016 "Every resistance movement had its forgers, but few have told their tales. Many, like Kaminsky, were very young technicians and chemists when they began their work. Sarah Kaminskys affectionate rendering of her fathers life, with all the intricacies of his trade, is a book not just about a remarkable craftsman, but a man who strove to save every life that was in danger." -Times Literary Supplement Best-selling author Sarah Kaminsky takes readers through her father Adolfo Kaminskys perilous and clandestine career as a real-life forger for the French Resistance, the FLN, and numerous other freedom movements of the twentieth century. Recruited as a young Jewish teenager for his knowledge of dyes, Kaminsky became the primary forger for the French Resistance during the Nazi occupation of Paris. Then, as a professional photographer, Kaminsky spent the next twenty-five years clandestinely producing thousands of counterfeit documents for immigrants, exiles, underground political operatives, and pacifists across the globe. Kaminsky kept his past cloaked in secrecy well into his eighties, until his daughter convinced him to share the details of the life-threatening work he did on behalf of people fighting for justice and peace throughout the world. Review Quote While Adolfo, as the books narrator, remains center-stage, the story is filled with dozens of courageous, intriguing characters, cogs in the wheels of freedom fighting. From them Adolfo learns that "the line between resistance and terrorism is sometimes very fine, difficult to feel." This necessary book provides unforgettable insights into hidden worlds of the Jews, intellectuals, and partisans who fought back.- Jewish Book Council Competing Titles Avenue of Spies Alex Kershaw 9780804140034 28 Crown 2015 The Spys Son Bryan Denson 9780802123589 26 Atlantic Monthly Press 2015 After Visiting Friends Michael Hainey 9781451676563 26 Scribner 2013 The Girl from Human Street: Ghosts of Memory in a Jewish Family Roger Cohen 9780307594662 28 Knopf 2015 A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz G Description for Sales People 10,000 print run in hardcover (Fall 2016) and paperback (Spring 2017) Real-life story that reads like a spy thriller Best-seller in France and translated into Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, German, Arabic, Turkish First English edition by award-winning translator Mike Mitchell First hand account of a Jewish chemistry "nerd" who put his life on the line for global freedom movements and organizations such as the French Resistance, the Haganah, the FLN, and South African anti-apartheid groups. Kaminsky is one of the last living members of the French Resistance A master forger reveals his secrets and techniques A daughters loving examination of her fathers unsung heroic work and their loving bond. Details ISBN0997003405 Author Adolfo Kaminsky Short Title ADOLFO KAMINSKY A FORGERS LIFE Language English ISBN-10 0997003405 ISBN-13 9780997003406 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2016 Imprint DoppelHouse Press Place of Publication Los Angeles Country of Publication United States Affiliation Freelance translator DEWEY 364.131092 Qualifications (Tr Subtitle A Forgers Life Translator Mike Mitchell Illustrations 28 B&W Photos Publication Date 2016-12-01 NZ Release Date 2016-12-01 US Release Date 2016-12-01 UK Release Date 2016-12-01 Pages 256 Publisher DoppelHouse Press Audience General AU Release Date 2016-10-17 Alternative 9780997003475 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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