When Memory Comes

“Friedländer undertakes an evocative journey into his past that is likely to leave many a reader shaken.” —New York Times Book Review

“[When Memory Comes] is a small classic of Holocaust literature.” —The Guardian (US)

“A beautifully written (and beautifully translated) memoir of a tragic childhood.” —The New Yorker

“The most remarkable feature of When Memory Comes is its composure, an elegance that is unnerving. Friedländer describes his experiences in lean, graceful sentences; his language seems armored against the dissolution it describes.” —New York Review of Books

“When Memory Comes retains the very texture of recollection in a literary style characterized by tact and elegance.” —Wall Street Journal

“When Memory Comes is a quiet and deeply affecting masterpiece.” —The Nation

“When Memory Comes is a small masterpiece in the literature of the Holocaust.” —Tablet Magazine