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The Tortoises

3.5/5 ( ratings)

A renowned writer and his wife live quietly in a beautiful villa outside
Vienna, until the triumphant Nazis start subjecting their Jewish
"hosts" to ever greater humiliations. Veza Canetti focuses on seemingly
ordinary people to epitomize the horror: one flag-happy German kills a
sparrow before a group of little children; another, more entrepreneurial
Nazi brands tortoises with swastikas to sell as souvenirs commemorating
the Anschluss.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New Directions

Release: June 29, 2007

ISBN: 0811216969

ISBN 13: 9780811216968

The Tortoises

3.5/5 ( ratings)

A renowned writer and his wife live quietly in a beautiful villa outside
Vienna, until the triumphant Nazis start subjecting their Jewish
"hosts" to ever greater humiliations. Veza Canetti focuses on seemingly
ordinary people to epitomize the horror: one flag-happy German kills a
sparrow before a group of little children; another, more entrepreneurial
Nazi brands tortoises with swastikas to sell as souvenirs commemorating
the Anschluss.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New Directions

Release: June 29, 2007

ISBN: 0811216969

ISBN 13: 9780811216968

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