Title:
The Spiritual Crisis of Humanity: The Life and Works of Edgar Maass: Germany’s bestselling Emigre Author in America During the 1940′s

Authors:
Robert Lawson (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of German and Russian)

Klappentext:
This book explores the life and works of the writer Edgar Maass (1894-1964), focussing primarily on the earlier stages of his literary career. Born in Hamburg, Maass emigrated to the United States in the late 1920s but returned to Germany in 1933, allegedly to protest the rise of National Socialism. In fact, some of his literature published during the 1930s is notable for its indirect criticism of Hitler’s regime. Maass’s writings reflect several important literary trends during the 1930s and 1940s in both Germany and the United States, including the war novel, inner emigration, and his most successful format, the historical novel. Once back in America in 1938, Maass became the bestselling German born author of his generation.