The Death of the Adversary
Author | : Hans Keilson |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2010-07-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781429979948 |
ISBN-13 | : 1429979941 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Death of the Adversary written by Hans Keilson and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2010-07-14 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.