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二次大戰期間，就連倒杯水給猶太人解渴，都可能招來殺身之禍。波蘭華沙動物園的園長夫婦姜恩和安東妮娜，卻想方設法，甘冒風險拯救了逾三百名遭納粹迫害的猶太人。然而這段傳奇故事卻落入歷史的隙縫，無人知曉。

善以詩意筆觸描繪自然的《感官之旅》作者黛安．艾克曼，意外知悉園長夫婦的軼事，遂由安東妮娜的日記譯本和其他歷史資料佐助，並親赴華沙動物園，訪問園長夫婦之子與相關人士，鮮活地重塑了這段歷史：他們利用納粹痴迷珍稀動物的心理，將三百多名猶太人隱藏在德國人眼皮底下的動物館舍，將動物牢籠變身為一艘巨大的諾亞方舟。

艾克曼以她一貫的靈敏纖細，透過這個真實而又極具戲劇性的故事，生動刻畫了人與動物之間的連結、戰爭帶來的殘酷與光明、人們對善與愛的永恆信仰，更揭示了人類世界與自然世界可以如何互為交織、互相依存。




 
When Germany invades Poland, Luftwaffe bombers devastate Warsaw and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals killed, or stolen away to Berlin, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski begin smuggling Jews into the empty cages. As the war escalates Jan becomes increasingly involved in the anti-Nazi resistance. Ammunition is buried in the elephant enclosure and explosives stored in the animal hospital. Plans are prepared for what will become the Warsaw uprising. Through the ever-present fear of discovery, Antonina must keep her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and animal inhabitants - otters, a badger, hyena pups, lynxes - as Europe crumbles around them. Written with the narrative drive and emotional punch of a novel, The Zookeeper's Wife is a remarkable true story. It shows us the human and personal impact of war - of life in the Warsaw Ghetto, of fighting in the anti-Nazi resistance. But more than anything it is a story of decency and sacrifice triumphing over terror and oppression. Jan and Antonina saved over 300 people from the death camps of the Holocaust. It has already been acclaimed by Jonathan Safran Foer: 'I can't imagine a better story or storyteller. The Zookeeper's Wife will touch every nerve you have.'