The Lost Café Schindler: One Family, Two Wars, and the Search for Truth by Schindler, Meriel
The Lost Café Schindler: One Family, Two Wars, and the Search for Truth by Schindler, Meriel

The Lost Café Schindler: One Family, Two Wars, and the Search for Truth

Meriel Schindler spent her adult life trying to keep her father, Kurt, at bay. But when he...
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Author: Meriel Schindler
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The Lost Café Schindler: One Family, Two Wars, and the Search for Truth by Schindler, Meriel

The Lost Café Schindler: One Family, Two Wars, and the Search for Truth

$87.43
The Lost Café Schindler: One Family, Two Wars, and the Search for Truth by Schindler, Meriel

The Lost Café Schindler: One Family, Two Wars, and the Search for Truth

$87.43
Author: Meriel Schindler
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Meriel Schindler spent her adult life trying to keep her father, Kurt, at bay. But when he died in 2017, he left behind piles of Nazi-era documents related to her family's fate in Innsbruck, Austria, and a treasure trove of family albums reaching back to before World War I. Meriel was forced to confront not only their fractured relationship, but also the truth behind their family history.

The Lost Café Schindler re-creates the journey of an extraordinary family, whose relatives included the Jewish doctor who treated Hitler's mother when she was dying of breast cancer; the Kafka family; and Alma Schindler, the wife of Gustav Mahler. The narrative centers around the Café Schindler, the social hub of Innsbruck. Famous for its pastries, home-distilled liquors, live entertainment, and hospitality, the restaurant attracted Austrians from all walks of life. But as conditions became untenable for Jews in Austria during the Nazi era, the Schindlers were forced to leave, and their café was expropriated.

Meriel reconstructs the color and vibrancy of life in prewar Innsbruck against the majestic backdrop of the Austrian Alps, as well as the creeping menace and, finally, terror of the Nazi occupation. Ultimately, The Lost Café Schindler is a story of tragic loss--several relatives disappeared in Terezín and Auschwitz--but also one of reclamation and reconciliation. Beautifully written, it is an unforgettable portrait of an era and a testament to the pull of family history on future generations.



Author: Meriel Schindler
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 10/12/2021
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.35w x 1.39d
ISBN: 9780393881622


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/2021 pg. 76
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2021
Booklist 09/17/2021

About the Author
Schindler, Meriel: - Meriel Schindler is an employment lawyer, partner, and head of a team at the law firm Withers LLP, and is a trustee of the writing charity Arvon. She lives in London with her husband, Jeremy, and has three adult children.
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