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The House of Dolls

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The novel describes "Joy Divisions", which were allegedly groups of Jewish women in the concentration camps during World War II, who were kept for the sexual pleasure of Nazi soldiers.

According to Wikipedia: Ian Curtis, the band Joy Division initially the band "was called Warsaw, but as their name conflicted with that of another group, Warsaw Pakt, the name was changed to Joy Division. The moniker was derived from a 1955 novel The House of Dolls[...]."

Genre
historical fictionworld war IIwar and military
Themes
jewish
Setting
world war IIpolandgermanyeurope
Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 245 pages

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