Address Unknown - Couverture rigide

Taylor, Kathrine Kressmann

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0285636294 ISBN 13 : 9780285636293

Editeur : Souvenir Press Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

This thought provoking and poignant story was written on the eve of the Holocaust as a series of letters between an American Jew living in San Francisco and his former business partner and friend who returned to his native Germany. Address Unknown caused a sensation when it was first published in 1938 by exposing early on the poison of Nazism. The significant and timeless message of Address Unknown speaks to our moral conscience and survives as a searing reminder that history can repeat itself.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Address Unknkown. When events in our history change a life of open-mindedness and intolerance to the warped ideology of a dictator, the effect can be devastating. This enormously powerful tale brings an unprecedented vision of the horror and grief wrought by the Nazi regime. Written on the eve of the Holocaust as a series of letters between an American jew and his German friend, 'Address Unknown' is a haunting tale of immense and enduring impact, exposing the poison of Nazism. This memorable story survives in an age of racial, ethnic and nationalistic intolerance as a searing reminder that history can repeat itself. A classic; a memorable and terrifying novel which exposes the poison of Nazism... Hauntingly brilliant and ever relevant. The Oldie A sophisticated but shockingly acute warning about the dangers of Nazism. The Herald Proves with chilling effect, that the pen is mightier than the sword. Utterly gripping. Radio Times A tiny book that is beyond memorable. Resonates long after the final page. Dovegreyreader A miniscule literary gem. The Tablet Gripping, prescient and ... it demonstrates in vivid miniature the art of transmitting disturbing experience into print. The Jewish Chronicle

Biographie de l'auteur :

Kressmann Taylor was born in 1903 in San Francisco and wrote the story after some friends had emigrated to Germany and returned as avid supporters of Hitler. She wrote to determine how people could be changed by such a warped ideology as Fascism. After the Second World War she became a lecturer, and eventually the first female tenured Professor, at the University of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. She died in 1996, by which time the clarity of vision and precision of her writing had made Address Unknown an international classic.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0285636294
• ISBN 13: 9780285636293
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 64