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The Passenger : a Novel by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz; Philip Boehm; Andr? Aciman; OverDrive, Inc is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Hailed as a remarkable literary discovery, The Passenger is a lost novel of heart-stopping intensity and harrowing absurdity about flight and persecution in 1930s Germany. Written on the eve of World War II, Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz's story captures one of the darkest moments in human history—and creates a lasting legacy for a talented author whose life ended tragically all too soon.Berlin, November 1938. Jewish shops have been ransacked and looted, synagogues destroyed. As storm troopers pound on his door, Otto Silbermann, a respected businessman who fought for Germany in the Great War, is forced to sneak out the back of his own home. Turned away from establishments he had long patronized, and fearful of being exposed as a Jew despite his Aryan looks, he boards a train.And then another. And another...until his flight becomes a frantic odyssey across Germany, as he searches first for information, then for help, and finally for escape. His...

Who reads The Passenger : a Novel?

Author

Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz; Philip Boehm; Andr? Aciman; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

Metropolitian Books, Henry Holt and Company

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781250317155

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.3 / 5 (2,716 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14