La liste de Schindler - AE

In Nazi-occupied Poland, as the horrors of the Holocaust unfold, German industrialist Oskar Schindler arrives in Kraków seeking to profit from the war. A charismatic member of the Nazi party, he is a man of appetites and ambition, initially driven by the prospect of immense wealth. He acquires a factory and staffs it with Jewish workers, a decision based on economics, not morality. But as he witnesses the escalating brutality and systematic dehumanization of the people working for him, a profound change begins within this unlikely figure.

Based on the true story of a complex and flawed man, this novel documents Schindler's gradual transformation from a war profiteer to a savior. He begins to use his considerable charm and fortune to outwit the SS, turning his factory into a sanctuary and his list of workers into a lifeline. The book explores the capacity for good in the midst of absolute evil, telling the story of one man's audacious and dangerous campaign to save more than a thousand lives from the gas chambers. It is an account of the courage required to defy an inhuman regime and a testament to the idea that a single individual can make a profound difference.