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Comedy in a Minor Key
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A penetrating study of ordinary people resisting the Nazi occupation—and, true to its title, a dark comedy of wartime manners—
tells the story of Wim and Marie, a Dutch couple who first hide a Jew they know as Nico, then must dispose of his body when he dies of pneumonia. This novella, originally published in 1947 and now translated into English for the first time, shows Hans Keilson at his best: deeply ironic, penetrating, sympathetic, and brilliantly modern, as heir to Joseph Roth and Franz Kafka.
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“I'm going to be honest... I liked the idea of this more than what it actually is... a Short story about a couple that takes in a Jewish man into safety from the holocaust... and their internal battle of morals.
Not bad, just not exactly comedy, even in a minor key 🥲”Start a Book Club
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