The second, and alas last, volume in The Human Predicament as Hughes died before he could complete this epic sequence of novels, sees Augustine in prohibition era America, an increasingly fascinated participant in a country intoxicated with sex, violence, and booze. Moving to Germany, he witnesses the growing Nazi menace and the novel ends in a terrifying account of the Night of the Long Knives as Hitler ruthlessly secures his hold upon Germany.
(Jeremy Miller - bwl 58 Autumn 2010 ) |
