Uwe Wittstock (2024), Marseille 1940: Die grosse Flucht der Literatur, München: C.H.Beck

Abstract

June 1940: Hitler's Wehrmacht has defeated France. The Gestapo is searching for Heinrich Mann and Franz Werfel, Hannah Arendt, Lion Feuchtwanger, and countless others who have found asylum in France since 1933. American Varian Fry comes to Marseille to save as many as possible. Uwe Wittstock tells the thrilling story of his escape from mortal danger.