A librarian from the Third Reich. "A whole world separates me from the Nazis..."
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A librarian from the Third Reich. "A whole world separates me from the Nazis..."
9.99 €
One of the most accurate diary accounts of the early years of the Third Reich—of how totalitarianism conquered not only the state but also everyday life.
In 1933, after the Nazis came to power, German intellectual and librarian Hermann Strezau resumed keeping a diary. Fired from his job, he observed how professionals were ousted from cultural and academic institutions, how their place was taken by people loyal to the regime, how books were burned, how literary life, public language, and the very atmosphere of society changed. With exceptional observation, Strezau recorded not only political events but also the reactions of those around him: confusion, conformism, careerism, petty opportunism, fear, and internal compromises.
These diaries are a crucial document of internal emigration and a rare, accurate portrait of German society on the eve of catastrophe. Strezau shows how dictatorship permeates private life, professional circles, and everyday conversations—and how quickly violence becomes accepted as the norm. Strezau would later become a prominent figure in postwar German intellectual life, but it is these early entries that make him one of the most insightful witnesses of his era. What we have here is not just a diary, but a book about the moral climate of the time—and the price of internal dissent.
In 1933, after the Nazis came to power, German intellectual and librarian Hermann Strezau resumed keeping a diary. Fired from his job, he observed how professionals were ousted from cultural and academic institutions, how their place was taken by people loyal to the regime, how books were burned, how literary life, public language, and the very atmosphere of society changed. With exceptional observation, Strezau recorded not only political events but also the reactions of those around him: confusion, conformism, careerism, petty opportunism, fear, and internal compromises.
These diaries are a crucial document of internal emigration and a rare, accurate portrait of German society on the eve of catastrophe. Strezau shows how dictatorship permeates private life, professional circles, and everyday conversations—and how quickly violence becomes accepted as the norm. Strezau would later become a prominent figure in postwar German intellectual life, but it is these early entries that make him one of the most insightful witnesses of his era. What we have here is not just a diary, but a book about the moral climate of the time—and the price of internal dissent.
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