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Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor (Book Analysis)

Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280627021422EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including Nazism, anti-Semitism and propaganda. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 21-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Presentation of Address Unknown Summary of Address Unknown Character study Max Eisenstein Martin Schulse Griselle Analysis of Address Unknown Narrative schema A historical and epistolary story About Address Unknown Address Unknown is an epistolary novel which was first published in 1938. Through a series of letters exchanged between two friends, one a Jew living in America and the other a German, Taylor explores the rise of Nazism and the powerful effect of propaganda. As time goes on and Martin, the character living in Germany, becomes more and more influenced by Hitler's radical, anti-Semitic ideas, it becomes extremely difficult for the two to maintain their friendship. Address Unknown was very successful when it was first released, and it was quickly translated into a range of foreign languages. Taylor was inspired to write the story after the shocking things she heard from the mouths of former German friends. The Dutch translation was confiscated by the Nazis, while the German translation was successfully published, but in Moscow. Unsurprisingly, the book was banned in Germany itself. About Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Kathrine Kressmann Taylor was an American writer who was born in Portland in 1903. She studied literature and journalism and went on to become a corrector and a proofreader in advertising. When she began her literary career, she dropped her first name, Kathrine, in order to make readers think that she was a man. She died in 1997.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including Nazism, anti-Semitism and propaganda. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 21-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Presentation of Address Unknown Summary of Address Unknown Character study Max Eisenstein Martin Schulse Griselle Analysis of Address Unknown Narrative schema A historical and epistolary story About Address Unknown Address Unknown is an epistolary novel which was first published in 1938. Through a series of letters exchanged between two friends, one a Jew living in America and the other a German, Taylor explores the rise of Nazism and the powerful effect of propaganda. As time goes on and Martin, the character living in Germany, becomes more and more influenced by Hitler's radical, anti-Semitic ideas, it becomes extremely difficult for the two to maintain their friendship. Address Unknown was very successful when it was first released, and it was quickly translated into a range of foreign languages. Taylor was inspired to write the story after the shocking things she heard from the mouths of former German friends. The Dutch translation was confiscated by the Nazis, while the German translation was successfully published, but in Moscow. Unsurprisingly, the book was banned in Germany itself. About Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Kathrine Kressmann Taylor was an American writer who was born in Portland in 1903. She studied literature and journalism and went on to become a corrector and a proofreader in advertising. When she began her literary career, she dropped her first name, Kathrine, in order to make readers think that she was a man. She died in 1997.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including Nazism, anti-Semitism and propaganda. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 21-page reading guide is structured as follows:...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including Nazism, anti-Semitism and propaganda. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 21-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
  • Presentation of Address Unknown
  • Summary of Address Unknown
  • Character study
    • Max Eisenstein
    • Martin Schulse
    • Griselle
  • Analysis of Address Unknown
    • Narrative schema
    • A historical and epistolary story

About Address Unknown

Address Unknown is an epistolary novel which was first published in 1938. Through a series of letters exchanged between two friends, one a Jew living in America and the other a German, Taylor explores the rise of Nazism and the powerful effect of propaganda. As time goes on and Martin, the character living in Germany, becomes more and more influenced by Hitler’s radical, anti-Semitic ideas, it becomes extremely difficult for the two to maintain their friendship.

Address Unknown was very successful when it was first released, and it was quickly translated into a range of foreign languages. Taylor was inspired to write the story after the shocking things she heard from the mouths of former German friends. The Dutch translation was confiscated by the Nazis, while the German translation was successfully published, but in Moscow. Unsurprisingly, the book was banned in Germany itself.

About Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

Kathrine Kressmann Taylor was an American writer who was born in Portland in 1903. She studied literature and journalism and went on to become a corrector and a proofreader in advertising. When she began her literary career, she dropped her first name, Kathrine, in order to make readers think that she was a man. She died in 1997.

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