Guide for the Bedevilled

by Ben Hecht

"...the most penetrating attack against anti-semitism that has yet appeared..."

213 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

Ben Hecht, an American, wrote short stories, novels, such as Erik Dorn in 1921, dramas, including The Front Page in 1928 with Charles MacArthur, and screenplays, such as Gunga Din in 1938.

Ben Hecht, a journalist, directed and produced movies. A journalist in his youth, he went to 35 books and entertained most people. He received credits alone or in collaboration for seventy films.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hecht

Reviews

[Avi · Rating 5 out of 5]

An astonishing book on antisemitism and thorough psychoanalysis of its perpetrators by a man with a brilliant and wild imagination, along with a remarkable sense of history and culture. His imagery and metaphors are dazzling, and his harsh critique of the cowardice of fellow Hollywoodians remains as relevant as ever. His utter condemnation of Germanness and all things German perhaps less so but fascinating nonetheless.

This social commentary reads like a stream of consciousness, but coherent, compelling, provocative, original, insightful, funny, and often bewildering.

Written with a cutlass, the pulls no punches and spares no holds. Hecht unmasks the antisemite's true nature, ruthlessly dissects their hypocrisies, twisted pysche and moral rot. Beware Anti-Semites - Hecht is coming to shecht!