Status
Available
Publication
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994.
Description
In pre-World War II Berlin, a man rises in society by dressing well and frequenting the right night clubs. Eventually he hits the jackpot by marrying the daughter of a munitions tycoon. A study of social climbing by the author of Memoirs of an Anti-Semite.
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LibraryThing member jwhenderson
This is a satirical view of the Berlin upper class in 1938 just before the war. The scintillating narrative style of Rezzori comes through as he skewers the foibles of those who imagine they can benefit in these turbulent times. Having enjoyed other works by von Rezzori this is a treat that adds to
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Language
Original language
German