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Pierre Berg

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Born
in Nice, France
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August 2008


In 1947, at my first job in California, a coworker inquired about the tattoo on my left arm.

"It was my license plate in a Nazi concentration camp. I lost half of my weight there. From 145 lbs to 72 lbs."

"We had a rough time, too, here in the U.S. She said. We had to eat chicken all the time."

Thinking that someday I might forget what I went through in those 18 months, I wrote down my odyssey. I was twenty-one years old. Those recollections sat in a drawer for over fifty years.

The title of my memoir is Scheisshaus Luck because it was shithouse luck that I survived.

I escaped a selection to Birkenau's gas chambers because I did a good job washing my blockelster's shirts.

I fell asleep in a warehouse and was written up for an escape attempt, b ...more

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Pierre Berg Pierre Berg said: " Here is what The Kirkus Review had to say about my Holocaust memoir, Scheisshaus Luck


"The harrowing story of Berg's time in Nazi concentration camps, related with "irony, irreverence, and gallows humor" that led co-author Brock to urge him to publish ...more "

 
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message 3: by SassyMama
Sep 01, 2008 08:11AM

SassyMama Hi, Pierre...WELCOME to goodreads...thanks for the invite into your circle of friends...Congrats on your book...best of luck to you with your future writings...looking forward to sharing chats, reviews and any/all recommendations...hope you had a great HOLIDAY weekend...Happy Reading & Writing :-)


message 2: by Blair
Sep 01, 2008 07:33AM

Blair Thank you for the friend invitation, Pierre. I have added your book to my "must read" list. Congratulations and the very best of luck with the book's launch.

Blair (new author, Cajun accordionist and Francophile!)


message 1: by Ilyn
Aug 31, 2008 10:52PM

Ilyn Ross Hello Pierre,

Thank you for being my friend. Good fortune on Scheisshaus Luck.

Please visit these groups when you have a chance: “Happy & Brainy Group” and “To the Glory of Man”.

Have a fun day. Best regards.



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