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Bestsellers of the Third Reich: Readers, Writers and the Politics of Literature

By Christian Adam

Book information

Publisher
Berghahn Books
Year
2021
ISBN
9781800730403
DOI
10.1515/9781800730403
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3521056 bytes)
Pages
310\309
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-20 04:49:03

Description

Despite the displacement of countless authors, frequent bans of specific titles, and high-profile book burnings, the German book industry boomed during the Nazi period. Notwithstanding the millions of copies of Mein Kampf that were sold, the era’s most popular books were diverse and often surprising in retrospect, despite an oppressive ideological and cultural climate: Huxley’s Brave New World was widely read in the 1930s, while Saint-Exupéry’s Wind, Sand and Stars was a great success during the war years. Bestsellers of the Third Reich surveys this motley collection of books, along with the circumstances of their publication, to provide an innovative new window into the history of Nazi Germany.

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