Augusten is a young man from an aristocratic family, struggling to make sense of a world devastated by the Great War. The enemy abroad may have been defeated, but when he finds himself implicated in the death of a young girl, he becomes targeted as the enemy within. Fleeing Britain, Augusten seeks refuge and solace in the remote castle of Bavarian relatives; but what he finds is a hinterland of fierce lust and terrible darkness; a paradigm of the hunger and the hatred that promises to resuscitate a ruined Germany. ...
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Augusten is a young man from an aristocratic family, struggling to make sense of a world devastated by the Great War. The enemy abroad may have been defeated, but when he finds himself implicated in the death of a young girl, he becomes targeted as the enemy within. Fleeing Britain, Augusten seeks refuge and solace in the remote castle of Bavarian relatives; but what he finds is a hinterland of fierce lust and terrible darkness; a paradigm of the hunger and the hatred that promises to resuscitate a ruined Germany. Climaxing with a heart-stopping description of the Munich putsch and a disturbingly intimate portrait of Hitler, The Fox in the Attic is both a haunting tale of unrequited love, and a remarkable crystallisation of a singular moment in history. Recording the moment when Germany teetered on the brink of Nazism - the pause before the thunderous fall - Hughes' prose captures both the full weight of inevitability, and the full weight of first love.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0701107723. Volume One of The Human Predicament. Fourth impression. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 352 pages.
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Very Good. Very Good Published by Harper & Row in 1961 352 pages Missing dust jacket + shelf wear to cover + a price was written on first page with coloured pencil, otherwise in very good condition Quality Books Because We Care-Shipped from Canada Usually ships within 1-2 business days If you buy this book from us, we will donate a book to a local school We donate 10, 000+ books to local schools every year.
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Reader copy. Publisher: Harper Date of Publication: 1961 Binding: Hardcover Condition: This is the only stated Harper Edition from 1961. Other than a tiny tear at the top of the DJ, both the DJ and the book are in minty-mint condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc. ---and the pages and binding are tight as a drum (they still crackle).