The Nazi Officer's Wife

The Nazi Officer's Wife

Author	Edith Hahn-Beer
Language	English
Published	1999
Publisher	Rob Weibach Books William Morrow and Company
Publication place	United States

The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust is a 1999 autobiography by Austrian-born Edith Hahn-Beer. Written with the help of Susan Dworkin, the book's first edition was published by Rob Weibach Books and William Morrow and Company. ^[1] A documentary film based on the source material and starring Hahn-Beer herself was released in 2003. A revised version of the book was published in 2009. ^[2]

Translations

• German, as Ich ging durchs Feuer und brannte nicht : Eine aussergewöhnliche Lebens- und Liebesgeschichte (2002) ^[3]
• French, as La femme de l'officier nazi : comment une Juive survécut à l'Holocauste (2002) ^[4]
• Italian, as La moglie dell'ufficiale nazista (2003)
• Dutch, as De joodse bruid (2001) ^[5]
• Japanese, as ナチ将校の妻 : あるユダヤ人女性55年目の告白 (Nachi shōkō no tsuma : aru Yudayajin josei 55-nenme no kokuhaku) (2000) ^[6]
• Sinhalese, as Yuddhayē aturu katāvaka : (nāsi hamudā niladhāriya gē birinda) (2004). ^[7]
• Thai, as เมียนาซี (2005).
• Russian, as "Жена немецкого офицера" (2016). ^[8]

2003 documentary

Directed by Liz Garbus and written by Jack Youngelson, the 2003 documentary retelling of the book stars Hahn-Beer, who was approximately 90 years old at the time. The film features the voice of Julia Ormond and is narrated by Susan Sarandon. ^[9] In addition to being shown in movie theatres, the film was run on the American TV channel A&E on June 19, 2003. It was reviewed by several major newspapers, including The New York Times and the Boston Herald, and was nominated for a prime-time Emmy. ^[10]

Planned film adaptation

A film adaptation of The Nazi Officer's Wife was planned at one point in 2010. Directed by Mike Figgis, written by Charlie Stratton, ^[11] and Craig P. Sherman ^[12] and starring Eva Green, Thomas Kretschmann, and Alexandra Maria Lara, it was anticipated for release in 2011 but was never filmed. ^[12] Co-author Susan Dworkin reports that the movie rights are once again available. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

References

1. "Oops, something went wrong | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
2. "Hahn-Beer, Edith, 1914-2009". Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
3. "Ich ging durchs Feuer und brannte nicht : ein aussergewöhnliche Lebens- und Liebesgeschichte | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
4. "La femme de l'officier nazi comment une Juive survécut à l'Holocauste | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
5. "De joodse bruid | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
6. "ナチ将校の妻 : あるユダヤ人女性55年目の告白 = The Nazi officer's wife : how one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
7. "Yuddhayē aturu katāvaka : (nāsi hamudā niladhāriya gē birinda) | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
8. "Жена немецкого офицера" (in Russian). ast.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
9. "The Nazi Officer's Wife". May 9, 2003 – via IMDb.
10. "Associated Press". USA Today .
11. "Internet Movie Database". IMDb .
12. "Internet Movie Database". IMDb .
13. Dworkin, Susan (Dec 10, 2015). "The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust". youtube.com. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
14. Dworkin, Susan (4 April 2018). "The Nazi Officer's Wife". Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
15. Dworkin, Susan. "From the Library of Congress in Washington, DC., Transcript" . Retrieved 27 May 2018.

External links

• Edith Hahn collection
• Harper-Collins Reading Guide
• CNN review of the book
• Jerusalem Post review of the book
• New York Times review of the 2003 film
• Boston Herald review of the 2003 film