{"product_id":"the-death-of-the-adversary-paperback","title":"The Death of the Adversary - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHans Keilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten while Hans Keilson was in hiding during World War II, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of the Adversary \u003c\/i\u003eis the self-portrait of a young man helplessly fascinated by an unnamed \"adversary\" whom he watches rise to power in 1930s Germany. It is a tale of horror, not only in its evocation of Hitler's gathering menace but also in its hero's desperate attempt to discover logic where none exists. A psychological fable as wry and haunting as \u003ci\u003eBadenheim 1939\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of the Adversary \u003c\/i\u003eis a lost classic of modern fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Keilson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eComedy in a Minor Key\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Germany in 1909, he published his first novel in 1933. During World War II he joined the Dutch resistance. Later, as a psychotherapist, he pioneered the treatment of war trauma in children. In a 2010 New York Times review, Francine Prose called Keilson a \"genius\" and \"one of the world's very greatest writers.\" He died in 2011 at the age of 101.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.24 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44050900615303,"sku":"9780374139629","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/rajGmLlkkx9780374139629.webp?v=1772733004","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-death-of-the-adversary-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}