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Life Goes On

A Novel

by Hans Keilson ...

This "stunningly accomplished" debut novel, first published in 1933, "gives a haunting portrait of Germany between the two world wars" ( Publishers Weekly).In Life Goes On, Hans Keilson tells the story of Herr Seldersen—a Jewish store owner modeled on his own father—and the troubles that he and his family encounter as the German economy collapses and politics turn rancid. The book was banned by ... Read more

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This "stunningly accomplished" debut novel, first published in 1933, "gives a haunting portrait of Germany between the two world wars" ( Publishers Weekly).In Life Goes On, Hans Keilson tells the story of Herr Seldersen—a Jewish store owner modeled on his own father—and the troubles that he and his family encounter as the German economy collapses and politics turn rancid. The book was banned by
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Comedy in a Minor Key

A Novel

by Hans Keilson ...

A Dutch couple hide a Jewish perfume merchant in their home during World War II in this classic dark comedy novella."A book of such profound and understated beauty that it almost seems to function as a parable." —David L. Ulin, Los Angeles TimesA penetrating study of ordinary people resisting the Nazi occupation—and, true to its title, a dark comedy of wartime manners— Comedy in a Minor Key tells ... Read more

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A Dutch couple hide a Jewish perfume merchant in their home during World War II in this classic dark comedy novella."A book of such profound and understated beauty that it almost seems to function as a parable." —David L. Ulin, Los Angeles TimesA penetrating study of ordinary people resisting the Nazi occupation—and, true to its title, a dark comedy of wartime manners— Comedy in a Minor Key tells
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The Death of the Adversary

A Novel

by Hans Keilson ...

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 ... Read more

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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
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1944 Diary

by Hans Keilson ...

[ 1944 Diary] is a deeply personal account, made even more remarkable that it was written during World War II and the horrors of the Holocaust . . . A moving and fascinating read." — Library JournalIn 2010, FSG published two novels by the German- Jewish writer Hans Keilson: Comedy in a Minor Key—written in 1944 while Keilson was in hiding in the Netherlands, first published in German in 1947, ... Read more

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[ 1944 Diary] is a deeply personal account, made even more remarkable that it was written during World War II and the horrors of the Holocaust . . . A moving and fascinating read." — Library JournalIn 2010, FSG published two novels by the German- Jewish writer Hans Keilson: Comedy in a Minor Key—written in 1944 while Keilson was in hiding in the Netherlands, first published in German in 1947,
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Comedy in a Minor Key

A Novel

by Hans Keilson ...

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3 hours 16 min

"For busy, harried or distractible readers who have the time and energy only to skim the opening paragraph of a review, I'll say this as quickly and clearly as possible: The Death of the Adversary and Comedy in a Minor Key are masterpieces, and Hans Keilson is a genius..." —Francine Prose, The New York Times Book ReviewA penetrating study of ordinary people resisting the Nazi occupation—and, true ... Read more

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"For busy, harried or distractible readers who have the time and energy only to skim the opening paragraph of a review, I'll say this as quickly and clearly as possible: The Death of the Adversary and Comedy in a Minor Key are masterpieces, and Hans Keilson is a genius..." —Francine Prose, The New York Times Book ReviewA penetrating study of ordinary people resisting the Nazi occupation—and, true
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The Death of the Adversary

A Novel

by Hans Keilson ...

Narrated by James Clamp ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

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 ... Read more

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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
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Evil and the Mask

by Fuminori Nakamura ...

Narrated by Kirby Heyborne ...

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9 hours 11 min

The second book by prize-winning Japanese novelist Fuminori Nakamura to be available in English translation, a follow-up to 2012's critically acclaimed The Thief—another fantastically creepy, electric literary thriller that explores the limits of human depravity—and the powerful human instinct to resist evil.When Fumihiro Kuki is eleven years old, his elderly, enigmatic father calls him into his ... Read more

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The second book by prize-winning Japanese novelist Fuminori Nakamura to be available in English translation, a follow-up to 2012's critically acclaimed The Thief—another fantastically creepy, electric literary thriller that explores the limits of human depravity—and the powerful human instinct to resist evil.When Fumihiro Kuki is eleven years old, his elderly, enigmatic father calls him into his
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At the End of a Dull Day

by Massimo Carlotto ...

Narrated by Marco Guerrero ...

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4 hours 33 min

An explosive crime thriller from the author of The Goodbye Kiss, “the reigning king of Mediterranean noir.”—Boston PhoenixGiorgio Pellegrini, the hero of The Goodbye Kiss, has been living an “honest” life for eleven years. But that’s about to change. His lawyer has been deceiving him and now Giorgio is forced into service as an unwilling errand boy for an organized crime syndicate. At one time, ... Read more

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An explosive crime thriller from the author of The Goodbye Kiss, “the reigning king of Mediterranean noir.”—Boston PhoenixGiorgio Pellegrini, the hero of The Goodbye Kiss, has been living an “honest” life for eleven years. But that’s about to change. His lawyer has been deceiving him and now Giorgio is forced into service as an unwilling errand boy for an organized crime syndicate. At one time,
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Klara's Truth

A Novel

by Susan Weissbach Friedman ...

It is May 2014, and Dr. Klara Lieberman—forty-nine, single, professor of archaeology at a small liberal arts college in Maine, a contained person living a contained life—has just received a letter from her estranged mother, Bessie, that will dramatically change her life. Her father, she learns—the man who has been absent from her life for the last forty-three years, and about whom she has long ... Read more

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It is May 2014, and Dr. Klara Lieberman—forty-nine, single, professor of archaeology at a small liberal arts college in Maine, a contained person living a contained life—has just received a letter from her estranged mother, Bessie, that will dramatically change her life. Her father, she learns—the man who has been absent from her life for the last forty-three years, and about whom she has long
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The Survivor of the Holocaust

by Jack Eisner ...

**Anniversary edition hardcover with a new foreword.A courageous and remarkably accomplished Holocaust survivor’s powerfully vivid account of his transformation from a 13-year-old music student, to smuggling food and arms for the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and tenaciously enduring a series of brutal concentration camps, fighting for life against impossible odds.**When Hitler’s Nazis marched into ... Read more

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**Anniversary edition hardcover with a new foreword.A courageous and remarkably accomplished Holocaust survivor’s powerfully vivid account of his transformation from a 13-year-old music student, to smuggling food and arms for the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and tenaciously enduring a series of brutal concentration camps, fighting for life against impossible odds.**When Hitler’s Nazis marched into
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A Jewel in the Crown

by David Lewis ...

Series Book 1 - The Secret Churchill Files
James Bond meets Maisie Dobbs in this riveting new historical caper series featuring a gifted young socialist-turned-counterespionage spy on a World War II mission orchestrated by Winston Churchill himself…1940: Weeks after the evacuation of Dunkirk, Germany is poised to invade a near-defenseless Britain. To safeguard the Crown Jewels from the Nazis, Winston Churchill devises a daring gamble to ... Read more

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James Bond meets Maisie Dobbs in this riveting new historical caper series featuring a gifted young socialist-turned-counterespionage spy on a World War II mission orchestrated by Winston Churchill himself…1940: Weeks after the evacuation of Dunkirk, Germany is poised to invade a near-defenseless Britain. To safeguard the Crown Jewels from the Nazis, Winston Churchill devises a daring gamble to
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The Last Secret

A Novel

by Maia Caron ...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER"An extraordinarily powerful novel cinematically weaving one gripping layer into the next . . . The Last Secret delivers a thrilling story of survival and love that held me spellbound throughout." —Genevieve GrahamA sweeping, dazzling dual-timeline novel centering on two unforgettable women—and their inextricable link to each other decades apart.**Ukraine, 1944As the ... Read more

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**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER"An extraordinarily powerful novel cinematically weaving one gripping layer into the next . . . The Last Secret delivers a thrilling story of survival and love that held me spellbound throughout." —Genevieve GrahamA sweeping, dazzling dual-timeline novel centering on two unforgettable women—and their inextricable link to each other decades apart.**Ukraine, 1944As the
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