The Passenger
(Author) Ulrich Alexander BoschwitzGermany, November 1938: Otto Silbermann receives a knock on his door and realises he must flee. A respected German-Jewish businessman, he has managed to evade the escalating brutality of the Nazi regime. But now, as he and his wife plan to leave, all avenues are shut down and he is forced to abandon his home amid the untrammelled violence of Kristallnacht. With all the money he can gather stuffed into a suitcase, Otto takes train after train across Germany, desperately seeking to cross the border, every moment terrified a fellow passenger will discover his Jewish identity. An unbearably tense rediscovered classic, The Passenger is an unparalleled depiction of the terrifying atmosphere of Nazi Germany.
Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz was a German-Jewish writer known for his novel "The Passenger," which depicts the life of a Jewish man fleeing Nazi persecution. His writing style is characterized by its stark realism and unflinching portrayal of the human experience in times of crisis. Boschwitz's work sheds light on the struggles faced by those marginalized by society and has made a lasting impact on the literary genre of exile literature. Despite his tragically short life (he died at the age of 27 in 1942), Boschwitz's contributions to literature continue to be celebrated for their poignant and powerful storytelling.
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