Book
Creator(s)
- Hermann Kesten (Author)
- Gustav Kiepenheuer (Publisher)
Archival History
The novel was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Book by Hermann Kesten, a German author whose writings were banned during the Third Reich, 1933-1945. On May 10, 1933 thousands of books, such as this one, were burned by Nazi students and their professors throughout Germany. The books, ransacked from libraries, bookstores and universities, were the product of authors who had been blacklisted as "un-German."
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Novel 206 p. ; 12 cm.
front, endsheet, pencil : illegible back, cover endsheet, pencil : P30 / 55
Subjects
- Fiction--Germany--20th century.
Genre
- Object
- Books and Published Materials
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