Der bittere Lorbeer : Roman

by Stefan Heym

Excerpt from The Crusaders

His is a historical novel despite the fact that to many of my generation e events portrayed here are not history in the sense of retrospect but part their lives and possibly a very important part. But books are not writ for the current year alone; and those about this war will in time assume e color of history.

Genres: World War II, Fiction

Perfect Paperback

First published January 1, 1948

Reviews

[Umberto Rossi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great neglected novel, probably one that the American public has abandoned because it presented an embarrassing image of the war the Americans fought in Europe from 1944 to 1945... something that should be reconsidered now, after the two Iraq wars and Afghanistan and other not-so-glorious feats... written by a German Jew who had emigrated to the States to save his own life, learned English, became a psychological warfare specialist, fought with the US Army in France and Germany...

[meteomueller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vor über 25 Jahren habe ich "Nachruf" von Heym gelesen, seitdem stand Crusaders auf meiner Leseliste. Hat sich gelohnt, das Buch packte mich nach wenigen Seiten. Ob es auch funktioniert, wenn man die Lebensgeschichte von Heym nicht kennt? Ein beeindruckender Erzähler war er auf jeden Fall, die Crusaders waren beim Erscheinen nicht umsonst ein Bestseller.