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Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years
Book • 1997
The book tells the supposed true story of Misha Defonseca, a young Jewish girl from Brussels who loses her parents, runs away from her foster family, and embarks on a perilous journey across Europe during the Holocaust.
She claims to have been adopted by a pack of wolves and to have experienced numerous extraordinary and historically implausible events.
However, in 2008, Defonseca admitted that the story was entirely fabricated, despite its initial success and translation into 18 languages.
She claims to have been adopted by a pack of wolves and to have experienced numerous extraordinary and historically implausible events.
However, in 2008, Defonseca admitted that the story was entirely fabricated, despite its initial success and translation into 18 languages.
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