Book description
Un testimonio único y de gran valor, fiel al juramento de Mauthausen Décadas después de la guerra y fiel al juramento pronunciado por los españoles supervivientes de Mauthausen el día de la liberación, Enrique Calcerrada Guijarro escribió este inigualable y estremecedor libro testimonial, de gran calado literario y valor histórico. El relato de Enrique arranca en Francia, junto a casi medio millón de compatriotas, huyendo del avance de las tropas franquistas. Un periplo que comienza en los durísimos campos que levantaron los franceses en sus playas para los refugiados españoles. El estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial situó a Enrique en una nueva contienda y no tardó en caer en las garras de las tropas alemanas. Durante meses fue tratado como prisionero de guerra, y obligado a transitar por diversos campos en Francia, Alemania y la Polonia ocupada. En enero de 1941, su historia dio un giro dramático cuando lo deportaron al campo de concentración de Mauthausen. Desde ese instante, se convierte en el mejor cronista de la suerte que corrieron millones de hombres y mujeres en los campos nazis. Cuando, en octubre de 1941, fue trasladado a Gusen -un subcampo de Mauthausen conocido como el Matadero, donde murieron cerca de cuatro mil compatriotas-, Enrique pensó que su nuevo destino no podía ser peor que el anterior. Se equivocaba. Carros repletos de cadáveres, prisioneros famélicos, hambre, frío, enfermedades, vejaciones y sadismo... Y, frente a todo ello, el deseo de sobrevivir, la solidaridad entre los cautivos y el compromiso vital de vivir para contarlo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A unique and valuable testimony, true to the Mauthausen oath. Decades after the war, and true to the oath a group of Spanish survivors made the day Mauthausen was liberated, Enrique Calcerrada Guijarro wrote this heart-rending and unparalleled testimonial, with great literary depth and historical value. Enrique's tale begins in France, next to almost half a million fellow countrymen running from the advancing Francoist troops. A journey that starts in the harsh camps the French set up on their shores for Spanish refugees. The outbreak of the Second World War placed Enrique in a new fight, and it wasn't long before he was captured by German soldiers. He was treated as a prisoner of war for months, forced to move through several camps in France, Germany, and occupied Poland. In January 1941, his story took a dramatic turn when he was deported to the Mauthausen concentration camp. From then on, he became the best chronicler of the fate of millions of men and women in Nazi camps. In October 1941, he was taken to Gusen, a Mauthausen subcamp known as the Slaughterhouse, where nearly four thousand of his countrymen died. Enrique thought his new destination couldn't be worse than the last. He was wrong. Carts overloaded with dead bodies, famished prisoners, starvation, cold weather, disease, abuse, and sadism... And facing all that, the will to survive, the solidarity among those who were captive, the crucial commitment to live to tell the tale.
About the Author
Nacido en el seno de una familia muy humilde, al inicio de la guerra civil española Enrique Calcerrada Guijarro contaba con apenas dieciocho años. Al acabar la contienda, cruzó los Pirineos hacia un exilio que no imaginó ni en sus peores pesadillas. Estuvo entre los refugiados en los campos franceses, donde vivió en unas condiciones infrahumanas aun sin saber que aquello solo era el principio de sus penurias, mucho mejor que el infierno que le esperaba. A comienzos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, capturado en Saint Dié, en los Vosgos, lo trasladaron como prisionero de guerra a un stalag. En septiembre de 1940, los acuerdos firmados entre Hitler y Franco propiciaron que los republicanos españoles perdieran su condición de prisioneros de guerra y fueran enviados a campos de concentración nazis. Así fue como, en enero de 1941, lo deportaron al campo de Mauthausen, y más tarde a Gusen. Liberado finalmente por las tropas estadounidenses el 5 de mayo de 1945, sería repatriado a Francia, donde pasado un tiempo pudo recuperar sus derechos como ciudadano. Comprometido durante el resto de su vida con los deportados y fiel al juramento de los supervivientes, en los años setenta del siglo pasado escribió este testimonio.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience