The traveler

A classic and at the same time impressively current novel. A valuable literary testimony rediscovered and published after 8 decades with great success, as it responds to central historical and social issues of our time. A literary document first published in 1939, it is the first written account of Kristallnacht. It was considered lost until the treasured manuscript was recently found in the German National Library and brought to light. "For us Jews life is forbidden," Zilberman said. “What are you going to do? Will you obey the ban?' Otto Zilbermann, a Jewish businessman and prominent member of society, loses his home and business due to the pogroms of November 1938. With a briefcase full of money, which he managed to save at the last moment, he tries to cross the border illegally, but fails and seeks refuge in trains. He begins to travel non-stop, without destination, spending his days in carriages, platforms, stations, restaurants and waiting rooms... The meetings and acquaintances he makes in the train compartments are the shocking moments of this endless escape which, at some point, ends abruptly . They said of the book: “Readers of this book should be warned: it requires strong nerves. But whoever can bear to read it, will have gained an experience that he will not easily forget. The traveler is the most shocking literary testimony of its time to the reality of a persecuted Jew in that terrible period. – Die Welt

Category: Classic translated literature
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 14 x 20.5 cm.
Color: Monochrome
Cover: Soft