The Tattooist Of Auschwitz author returns with controversial sequel on another Holocaust survivor

New Zealand author Heather Morris' Cilka's Journey, the sequel to The Tattooist Of Auschwitz, has already sparked controversy and even condemnation. PHOTO: COURTESY OF ZAFFRE
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SINGAPORE - New Zealand author Heather Morris's 2018 debut novel, The Tattooist Of Auschwitz, based on the real-life story of a Holocaust survivor, has sold more than three million copies worldwide.

It has also been criticised by the Auschwitz Memorial Research Centre as containing "numerous errors and information inconsistent with the facts, as well as exaggerations, misinterpretations and understatements".

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