1930s germany
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Author_Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
banality of evil
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concentration camp
creep of fascism
divided loyalties
epistolary novel
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fascist radicalisation
holocaust fiction
holocaust literature
jewish art dealer
looted art
shoah
strained friendship
wartime complicity
weimar republic
women's war writing
Product details
- ISBN 9781788163415
- Weight: 105g
- Dimensions: 130 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 05 Sep 2019
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AND ENDURING CLASSIC
A BARNES & NOBLE BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME
'A tale profoundly appreciated' Kurt Vonnegut
Can friendship survive in a divided world? Written on the eve of the Holocaust as a series of letters between a Jew in America and his German friend, Kressmann Taylor's classic novel is a haunting tale of a society poisoned by Nazism.
First published in 1938, Address Unknown met with immediate success in English but was banned in Europe by the Nazis. Tragically prescient about what was to come, it was one of the earliest works of fiction to warn against the growing dangers of fascism and antisemitism in Europe. It became an international bestseller and has been translated into more than twenty languages.
A novel of enduring impact with a memorable sting in its tail, Address Unknown stands as a powerful reminder of the dangers posed by the rhetoric of intolerance.
Kathrine Kressmann Taylor was living in New York with her husband and working as a copywriter when Address Unknown was published in Story magazine. She later taught at Gettysburg College and is also known for her novel Until That Day. She died in 1996.
