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I Shall Bear Witness
The Diaries Of Victor Klemperer 1933-41
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I Shall Bear Witness
A publishing sensation, the publication of Victor Klemperer's diaries brings to light one of the most extraordinary documents of the Nazi period.
'A classic ... Klemperer's diary deserves to rank alongside that of Anne Frank's' SUNDAY TIMES
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A publishing sensation, the publication of Victor Klemperer's diaries brings to light one of the most extraordinary documents of the Nazi period.
'A classic ... Klemperer's diary deserves to rank alongside that of Anne Frank's' SUNDAY TIMES
'I can't remember when I read a more engrossing book' Antonia Fraser
'Not dissimilar in its cumulative power to Primo Levi's, is a devastating account of man's inhumanity to man' LITERARY REVIEW
The son of a rabbi, Klemperer was by 1933 a professor of languages at Dresden. Over the next decade he, like other German Jews, lost his job, his house and many of his friends.
Klemperer remained loyal to his country, determined not to emigrate, and convinced that each successive Nazi act against the Jews must be the last. Saved for much of the war from the Holocaust by his marriage to a gentile, he was able to escape in the aftermath of the Allied bombing of Dresden and survived the remaining months of the war in hiding. Throughout, Klemperer kept a diary. Shocking and moving by turns, it is a remarkable and important account.
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I Shall Bear Witness by Victor Klemperer is widely acclaimed for its poignant and detailed portrayal of life in Nazi Germany, offering an unparalleled view into the subtle erosion of daily life under the regime. Critics have praised its clarity and insight, comparing Klemperer's diary to that of Anne Frank for its primary source value and emotional depth. The book is noted for its authoritative account of the period's inhumanity and is considered an essential read for those seeking to understand the Jewish experience in 1930s Germany.
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ISBN: 9781474623179
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 October 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 44.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 500g
Pages: 688
About the Author
Born in 1881, Victor Klemperer studied in Munich, Geneva and Paris. He was a journalist in Berlin, taught at the University of Naples and received a DSM during WWI as a volunteer in the German army. He was subsequently a professor of romance languages at the Dresden Technical College until he was dismissed as a consequence of Nazi laws in 1935. He survived the Holocaust and the war and taught again as an academic until his death in 1960.
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