The Oppermanns
Book description
"Extraordinary . . . No single historical or fictional work has more tellingly or insightfully depicted . . . the insidious manner in which Nazism began to permeate the fabric of German society than Lion Feuchtwanger's great novel." -- New York Times
First published in 1934 but fully imagining the…
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1 author picked The Oppermanns as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This was one of those extraordinary books that help you see history in a different way. It tells the story of the Nazi takeover of society in the early 1930s.
What makes The Oppermans astonishing is that it was written in real-time and published in 1933, just as Hitler assumed power. Its author, part of a Jewish family living in Berlin, recognized what was happening and created an urgent, mesmerizing page-turner.
The book is an excellent and compelling narrative on its own. But knowing when it was written adds extraordinary power, as well as a remarkable insight into human self-deception,…
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