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Jul 20, 2010 the death of the adversary is a biographical novel, begun as hitler was coming to power, completed after he died. The death of the adversary by hans keilson goodreads. The death of the adversary by hans keilson overdrive. Nov 20, 2010 hans keilson may be the greatest novelist youve never heard of. The death of the adversary and comedy in a minor key are masterpieces, and hans keilson is a genius. An account of the nazioccupied netherlands from one of europes most powerful chroniclers of the holocaust. Names are not named because keilson writes the story while hiding during wwii. Then you would have my whole biography, he told them. It recreates the rise and fall of hitler and offers a poignant account of the profound effects. The more i tried to shake myself free, the worse the pain became. Written while hans keilson was in hiding during world war ii, this novel is a powerful account of what he outlived.
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