Books
by Evelyn Juers
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House of Exile: War, Love and Literature, from Berlin to Los Angeles |
This brilliant book is a story of exile of the intellectual and artistic elite of Europe as a result of the Nazi tyranny. It is mainly told through the eyes of the Mann brothers,Thomas and Heinrich, and their families. Meticulously researched it also deals with the life work and suicide of Virginia Wolf. All the greatest literary figures of the last century are brought into imaginative life. To read it is an enriching experience.
(David Graham - bwl 62 Autumn 2011) |
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House of Exile: War, Love and Literature from Berlin to Los Angeles |
Focusing on the dislocated existence of the émigré and exile in all its forms, Juers combines serious historical research and inspired creative writing in this collective biography of a group of European intellectuals centred around Heinrich Mann and his brother Thomas, including Bertolt Brecht, James Joyce, Franz Kafka and Virginia Woolf, all connected by their temerity to go on writing under extremely difficult circumstances. Full of anecdotal details, it reads like a novel. Fascinating!
(Denise Lewis - bwl 75 Winter 2015) |
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