Gerald Green's novel holocaust, which is based on his teleplay for the 1978 nbc miniseries, seeks to put faces on the tragedy by telling the story of the experience of two German families whose lives intersect at certain...Gerald Green's novel holocaust, which is based on his teleplay for the 1978 nbc miniseries, seeks to put faces on the tragedy by telling the story of the experience of two German families whose lives intersect at certain points.