The Death of the Adversary

The Death of the Adversary A Novel

Hans Keilson2010
Written while Hans Keilson was in hiding during World War II, The Death of the Adversary is the self-portrait of a young man helplessly fascinated by an unnamed "adversary" whom he watches rise to power in 1930s Germany. It is a tale of horror, not only in its evocation of Hitler's gathering menace but also in its hero's desperate attempt to discover logic where none exists. A psychological fable as wry and haunting as Badenheim 1939, The Death of the Adversary is a lost classic of modern fiction.
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Giovanni Garcia-Fenech @giovannigf
4 stars
Feb 9, 2022
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Frederik Van den Bril@frederikvandenbril
4 stars
Nov 4, 2021