I was often struck by the ugliness of people roaring with laughter. I noticed the contorted faces, the wide-opened mouth, the trembling uvula. I heard the loud guttural sounds being uttered like vomit. They loose control, that must be it. And when they do, people soon become ugly.
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'The book of laughter and death describes daily life in a concentration camp in such an accurate way, that I can recommend this book without reservations. I greatly admire the author.'

ROBERT COHEN
Auschwitz-survivor, campnumber 174708

The Book of Laughter and Death

'Humor as a lifeline in hell. A wonderfully gripping and moving novel.'
YOUP VAN 'T HEK, well-known Dutch comedian

'This novel gives a fierce and true representation of the moral dilemma’s a campinmate is faced with.'
Prof. dr. J. Th. M. HOUWINK TEN CATE
Holocaust- and Genocidestudies


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‘Webeling pushes against boundaries of which few survivors tell. (...) Delightful use of language.'
DE VOLKSKRANT

'Impressive, marvellously written. (...) One of the very best novels I've ever read about this subject.'
JAN MENG, Radio Noord-Holland