A successful German Jewish businessman tries to escape Nazi Germany as the persecution of Jews begins in earnest. A series of rail journeys and a sense of rising desperation take a tense story to its dramatic conclusion. On the way there you see faults in the hero as well as in the society around him and are gripped by the clearly told story. Written in 1938, it has only recently seen its first publication in Germany and, like the author's equally dramatic life story, deserves its current attention.
(Tony Pratt - bwl 103 Winter 2022 ) |
