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Edgar Hilsenrath
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Edgar Hilsenrath was a German-Jewish writer and Holocaust survivor. He wrote several novels that gave an unvarnished view of the Holocaust which were partly based on his own experiences in a Nazi concentration camp. His main works are Night, The Nazi and the Barber, and The Story of the Last Thought. After fleeing Nazi Germany in 1944, he lived in Palestine and France, before settling in New York City in 1951 where he lived for 24 years and published his first novels. Although he was a naturalized United States citizen, he chose to return to Germany in 1975 where he lived until his death in 2018.
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Birth
1926
Death
2018
First book
1954
Years writing
72
Edgar Hilsenrath was a prominent German-Jewish writer whose work explores the depths of the human condition.
His most iconic novel, The Nazi and the Barber, is a fundamental work of Holocaust literature.
Throughout his prolific career, Hilsenrath published a total of 16 works spanning novels, poetry, and storytelling.
Born in Leipzig in 1926, his writing is characterized by addressing complex themes like war and identity with a unique perspective.
His literary legacy endures as an essential testimony regarding war crimes and 20th-century history.