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Kahn & Engelmann: A Novel (Biblioasis International Translation)
Kahn Engelmann A Novel - Biblioasis International Translation Author:Hans Eichner A critical and commercial success in German, "Kahn & Engelmann" tells the story of a Jewish family from rural Hungary, their immigration to Vienna in the great days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, their loves, business ventures and failings, and their eventual tragic destruction. Narrated by Peter Engelmann, who wishes only to forget his past, t... more »his highly original novel recreates a vanished Vienna with salty humor and humanity. In a voice which is appealing without being sentimental, Peter describes his escape from the Nazis through snowy woods, his attempts to start a new life in England and Canada, and his decision to immigrate to Israel. Written by an eminent scholar, himself a survivor of Nazism, "Kahn & Engelmann" is both an entertaining novel and a major work of Holocaust literature.« less