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A highly acclaimed anti-fascist novel, The Mortal Storm was Phyllis Bottome's dramatic warning against the warmongering, antisemitism, and misogyny of the Nazis. The story pits the developing political and feminist consciousness of Freya Roth against the Nazi machine that will destroy the fabric of her family and nation. In its combination of adventure and love story, political analysis and history, The Mortal Storm remains a powerful reminder of the greatest crisis of the twentieth century, as well as a riveting personal saga. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The remarkable thing about this novel is that it was written in 1938 and doesn’t pull any punches about the growing Nazi threat nor its inhuman practices and potential for atrocity. It’s a remarkably prescient read that, unfortunately, still has resonance today in its look at the effects of fanaticism of all shades.
It is a difficult read at times due to both its subject matter and its verbose 1930s writing style, but it deserves to be more widely read and discussed. ( )