Life Goes On: A Novel

This "stunningly accomplished" debut novel, first published in 1933, "gives a haunting portrait of Germany between the two world wars" (Publishers Weekly).

In Life Goes On, Hans Keilson tells the story of Herr Seldersen—a Jewish store owner modeled on his own father—and the troubles that he and his family encounter as the German economy collapses and politics turn rancid. The book was banned by the Nazis in 1934. Shortly afterward, following his editor's advice, Keilson emigrated to the ...