The One Man
“He held his breath at the awful smell. He moved past the guards, swiftly but carefully, keeping his eyes down, knowing he could be the target of any of them at their whim. Then he emptied the contents in the ditch, hosed the buckets clean, and brought them back inside.
In each block, even with the majority of prisoners out on work details, there were always a few around. Those that were either infirmed or simply resting, back from the overnight work shifts.
And in each block Blum took out his p...hotograph of Mendl. “I’m looking for my uncle,” he would ask. “Have you seen him?”
And in each he received the same, deflating response.
“No. Sorry.”
“He’s not in here.”
An indifferent shrug of the shoulders. “Sorry. There are so many.”
He began to think it was fruitless until finally, in Block 31, a man lying in bed took the picture and after a few seconds actually nodded. “I do know him. Mendl. He’s a professor, right?”
“Yes,” Blum said, lifted.
“From Lvov, I think.”MoreLess
In each block, even with the majority of prisoners out on work details, there were always a few around. Those that were either infirmed or simply resting, back from the overnight work shifts.
And in each block Blum took out his p...hotograph of Mendl. “I’m looking for my uncle,” he would ask. “Have you seen him?”
And in each he received the same, deflating response.
“No. Sorry.”
“He’s not in here.”
An indifferent shrug of the shoulders. “Sorry. There are so many.”
He began to think it was fruitless until finally, in Block 31, a man lying in bed took the picture and after a few seconds actually nodded. “I do know him. Mendl. He’s a professor, right?”
“Yes,” Blum said, lifted.
“From Lvov, I think.”MoreLess
Read book The One Man for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
User Reviews: