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Break of Time
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Published January 1, 1900
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Hertha Pauli
35 books1 followerHertha Ernestine Pauli was a journalist, writer and actor. She wrote books about Alfred Nobel and the Statue of Liberty. Her books for children, including "Silent Night: The Story of a Song," published in 1943, were particularly successful.
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November 15, 2020
If you can't get enough of World War II literature, this book is for you. It is an autobiographical account of an anti-Nazi intellectual holed up in Vichy France, with all the concomitant adventure, suspense, and tragedy you would expect.
What I found most interesting about the book is the author's revelation of the prejudice and condescension with which she had written off the French natives as unconcerned yokels, only to find out that they had formed an active resistance based on well-reasoned, philosophical opposition to Nazism.
Second, Pauli's story includes the names of many other authors in exile with her, effectively adding a few more books to my "to read" list. Without her, I would have never found Franz Werfel.
What I found most interesting about the book is the author's revelation of the prejudice and condescension with which she had written off the French natives as unconcerned yokels, only to find out that they had formed an active resistance based on well-reasoned, philosophical opposition to Nazism.
Second, Pauli's story includes the names of many other authors in exile with her, effectively adding a few more books to my "to read" list. Without her, I would have never found Franz Werfel.
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