| Author: | Hans Keilson | ISBN: | 9781429979948 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Publication: | July 20, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hans Keilson |
| ISBN: | 9781429979948 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication: | July 20, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Language: | English |
Written while Hans Keilson was in hiding during World War II, The Death of the Adversary is the self-portrait of a young man helplessly fascinated by an unnamed "adversary" whom he watches rise to power in 1930s Germany. It is a tale of horror, not only in its evocation of Hitler's gathering menace but also in its hero's desperate attempt to discover logic where none exists. A psychological fable as wry and haunting as Badenheim 1939, The Death of the Adversary is a lost classic of modern fiction.
Written while Hans Keilson was in hiding during World War II, The Death of the Adversary is the self-portrait of a young man helplessly fascinated by an unnamed "adversary" whom he watches rise to power in 1930s Germany. It is a tale of horror, not only in its evocation of Hitler's gathering menace but also in its hero's desperate attempt to discover logic where none exists. A psychological fable as wry and haunting as Badenheim 1939, The Death of the Adversary is a lost classic of modern fiction.
