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The Oppermanns / Lion Feuchtwanger ; translated from the German by James Cleugh ; translation revised and introduced by Joshua Cohen ; notes by Richard J. Evans.

Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958 (author.). Cleugh, James, (translator.).

Summary:
"In the foment of Weimar-era Berlin, the Oppermann brothers represent tradition and stability. One brother oversees the furniture chain founded by their grandfather, one is an eminent surgeon, one a respected critic. They are rich, cultured, liberal, and public spirited, proud inheritors of the German enlightenment. They don't see Hitler as a threat. Then, to their horror, the Nazis come to power, and the Oppermanns and their children are faced with the terrible decision of whether to adapt - if they can - flee, or try to fight. Written in 1933, nearly in real time, The Oppermanns captures the day-to-day vertigo of watching a liberal democracy fall apart. As Joshua Cohen writes in his introduction to this new edition, it is "one of the last masterpieces of German-Jewish culture." Prescient and chilling, it has lost none of its power today." -- Jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781946022332
  • ISBN: 1946022330
  • Physical Description: xviii, 380 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First McNally Editions paperback.
  • Publisher: New York : McNally Editions, 2022.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Book I: Yesterday -- Book II: Today -- Book III: Tomorrow.
Language Note:
In English. Originally published in German as Die Geschwister Oppermann by Querido Verlag, 1933.
Subject: Jews > Germany > Berlin > Fiction.
Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Fiction.
Genre: Political fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Palmerton Area Library F F43 (Text) 65000000060840 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library f (Text) 33062009652315 Adult Fiction Available -


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