Peter Appelbaum

Enemy in The Country: Satires & Novellas is the first English translation of this fictional book by Jewish philosopher Theodor Lessing (1872-1933), who was assassinated by the Nazis during their rise to power. The collection of short stories, satires, novella, and poem is unique in Lessing’s ...

"Since its first publication in 1929, The Great Madness attracted generations of enthusiastic readers. It is a unique combination: an eventful war novel, depicting life in the trenches like the best European examples of World War I literature; a powerful mani­festation of solidarity toward fellow...