
Death of the Adversary
Written while Hans Keilson was in hiding during World War II, The Death of the Adversary is the self-portrait of a young man helplessly fascinated by an unnamed "adversary" whom he watches rise to power in 1930s Germany. It is a tale of horror, not only in its evocation of Hitler''s gathering menace but also in its hero''s desperate attempt to discover logic where none exists. A psychological fabl...
Written while Hans Keilson was in hiding during World War II, The Death of the Adversary is the self-portrait of a young man helplessly fascinated by an unnamed "adversary" whom he watches rise to power in 1930s Germany. It is a tale of horror, not only in its evocation of Hitler''s gathering menace but also in its hero''s desperate attempt to discover logic where none exists. A psychological fabl...