Unpublished novel 'Parting' from pre-war Germany becomes bestseller in the country
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6YQHZ)
In 1932, as the Nazis were securing power in Germany through the ballot box, a young German man by the name of Raimund Pretzel wrote the draft of a novel centered on a young couple worried about their country changing for the worse. Now known by his pen name, Sebastian Haffner went on to flee Germany and became an outspoken critic of Hitler and the Nazis and that early novel, "Abschied," or "Parting," was published in German earlier this year. It's now flying off the shelves in Germany. The World's Host Marco Werman spoke with Oliver Pretzel, who is currently translating the book into English. He's Haffner's son and is based in the UK.