Set in a concentration camp (probably Auschwitz), the story begins as the prisoners have just endured a delousing. A couple of short paragraphs describe the surroundings, the current activities and a group of prisoners called "Canada," who are responsible for unloading and processing transport prisoners. The focus shifts to one of the barracks, where several of the prisoners are eating. The food has either been sent from family members outside the camp or confiscated from prisoners who recently arrived in transports.
The reader is introduced to two prisoners: Henri, "the fat Frenchman," and the narrator of the story. Though he is never named, it's believed that the narrator is a deputy Kapo, Vorarbeiter Tadeusz. The two casually discuss food and clothing they hope to acquire from the next batch of transport prisoners. The casualness of their.....
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