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The Passenger
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The devastating rediscovered classic written from the horrors of Nazi Germany, as oneJewish man attempts to flee persecution in the wake of Kristallnacht.
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Germany, November 1938: Otto Silbermann receives a knock on his door and realises he must flee. A respected German-Jewish businessman, he has managed to evade the escalating brutality of the Nazi regime. But now, as he and his wife plan to leave, all avenues are shut down and he is forced to abandon his home amid the untrammelled violence of Kristallnacht.
With all the money he can gather stuffed into a suitcase, Otto takes train after train across Germany, desperately seeking to cross the border, every moment terrified a fellow passenger will discover his Jewish identity. An unbearably tense rediscovered classic, The Passenger is an unparalleled depiction of the terrifying atmosphere of Nazi Germany.
'Remarkable... disabused, prophetic, and flawlessly penetrating.' - André Aciman
'A story that is part John Buchan, part Franz Kafka and wholly riveting. It is also uncannily prescient ... It deserved to be read when it was written. It certainly deserves to be read now' - Guardian
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The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz has been praised for its deep psychological insight and is noted for its parallels to works by Kafka and Chaplin. Critics have commended its immediate and profound evocation of the historical period, making it not only a compelling historical account but also a significant commentary on modern times. Its narrative, described as a tragicomic fable, blends a thrilling pace with poignant reflections on human nature and societal dehumanisation.
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ISBN: 9781782277736
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 September 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Contributors:
- Introduction by André Aciman
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz was born in Berlin in 1915. He left Germany in 1935 for Oslo, Norway, studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, and wrote two novels, including The Passenger. Boschwitz eventually settled in England in 1939, although he was interned as a German "enemy alien" after war broke out-despite his Jewish background-and subsequently shipped to Australia. In 1942, Boschwitz was allowed to return to England, but his ship was torpedoed by a German submarine and he was killed along with all 362 passengers. He was twenty-seven years old.
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