I shall bear witness: the diaries of Victor Klemperer, 1933-41 / abridged and translated from the German edition by Martin Chalmers
1998, 1st English Edition. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #341015
ISBN: 0297818422
Physical description: xxiii, 500 pages: maps, portrait; 24 cm. Notes: Translation of: Ich will Zeugnis ablegen bis zum letzten. Summary: The diary of Victor Klemperer from 1933 to 1941. Like other German Jews, Klemperer lost his job, his house, and many of his friends, but he remained loyal to his country. Saved for much of the war by his marriage to a gentile, he survived the remaining months of the war in hiding. Subjects: Klemperer, Victor 1881-1960; Diaries. Klemperer, Victor Diaries. Jews Germany History 1933-1945. Jews Germany History 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945; Personal narratives, Jewish.
Price: €18.95