Branded by the Pink Triangle

Name: Branded by the Pink Triangle
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Ken Setterington
ISBN: 9781772601541

Author: Ken Setterington

Narrator: Bill Marchant

Unabridged: 2 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 07/06/2020

Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction, History, Holocaust, Lgbtq+ Nonfiction, Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes

Synopsis

When the Nazis came to power in Europe, the lives of homosexuals came to be ruled by fear as raids, arrests, prison sentences and expulsions became the daily reality. When the concentration camps were built, homosexuals were imprisoned along with Jews. The pink triangle, sewn onto prison uniforms, became the symbol of their persecution. Branded by the Pink Triangle combines historical research with first-person accounts and individual stories to bring this history to life for readers. From the first chapter, with its story of a young Jewish girl who was rescued from the depths of despair and starvation in the camps by a fellow prisoner who wore the pink triangle, to the last, entitled It Gets Better, which outlines the strides forward in gay rights made in the decades since the war, the feeling of bravery and perseverance in the face of inhuman cruelty shines through.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Toby on January 01, 2022

I don’t even know how to start this review, hell, could this even be called a review? I’m going to go with “personal outlook” instead. This book hit something deep. I tend to hold back with my emotions when it comes to nonfiction, due to how devastating they can be, but by the end of this, my throat......more

Goodreads review by Callum on October 24, 2017

We all (rightfully) know about the persecution of Jews under Nazi rule, but the sorry secret of Germany's past that has been swept under the carpet for years is the horror that was also inflicted upon gay men. This book asks us to remember how they suffered. This is probably one of the best non-ficti......more

Goodreads review by Sara on March 04, 2019

It is a nice book to start reading about what happen to gay men during WWII. It is short, it doesn't go that deep into the things it talks about. I found it a bit confusing at times, so, it was nice that they added a chronology of events at the end of the book. This part of history always gets erase......more

Goodreads review by Edward on May 24, 2013

A thoughtfully written, well researched account of how homosexuals(primarily men)were persecuted in Nazi Germany and the countries it occupied, and how they later were included in the Final Solution among the "inferiors" to be exterminated. Setterington effectively blends history with personal stori......more