- Fiction, History, Germany, fiction, Fiction, historical, general
The rise of the Nazis through the eyes of a schoolboy, whose headmaster is the father of Nazi chief Heinrich Himmler. The author, a well-known anti-Nazi who spent time in a concentration camp, portrays old man Himmler as disapproving of his son.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and prestige.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Alfred Andersch
- First published
- 1994
- Pages
- 95
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780811212618
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About Alfred Andersch · 1914–1980
German writer, publisher, and radio editor
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