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I Will Bear Witness, Volume 1: A Diary of the Nazi Years: 1933-1941 (1998; new ed. 2016) by Victor Klemperer, Martin Chalmers (transl.) is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is I Will Bear Witness, Volume 1: A Diary of the Nazi Years: 1933-1941 (1998; new ed. 2016) about?

The publication of Victor Klemperer's secret diaries brings to light one of the most extraordinary documents of the Nazi period. "In its cool, lucid style and power of observation," said The New York Times, "it is the best written, most evocative, most observant record of daily life in the Third Reich." I Will Bear Witness is a work of literature as well as a revelation of the day-by-day horror of the Nazi years. A Dresden Jew, a veteran of World War I, a man of letters and historian of great sophistication, Klemperer recognized the danger of Hitler as early as 1933. His diaries, written in secrecy, provide a vivid account of everyday life in Hitler's Germany. What makes this book so remarkable, aside from its literary distinction, is Klemperer's preoccupation with the thoughts and actions of ordinary Germans: Berger the greengrocer, who was given Klemperer's house ("anti-Hitlerist, but of course pleased at the good exchange"), the fishmonger, the baker, the much-visited dentist. All offer their thoughts and theories on the progress of the war: Will England hold out? Who listens to Goebbels? How much longer will it last?

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Author

Victor Klemperer, Martin Chalmers (transl.)

Publisher

Modern Library

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780375502408

Category

history

Subjects

Science, Judaism, Historical Fiction

Rating

4.22 / 5 (1,489 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14