Escape to Life

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Escape to Life is a 1939 nonfiction book by Erika Mann that portrays the lives, struggles, and cultural contributions of German exiles who fled Nazi persecution.

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instanceOf nonfiction book
aimsTo document the German exile community
inform foreign audiences about Nazi persecution
author Erika Mann
coAuthor Klaus Mann
countryOfOrigin Germany
depicts lives of German refugees from Nazism
documents impact of Nazism on German culture
networks of German emigrant intellectuals
focusesOn artists in exile
intellectuals in exile
writers in exile
genre biographical literature
exile literature
political nonfiction
hasForm biographical sketches
essay collection
hasPerspective emigrant viewpoint
hasTheme cultural resistance to Nazism
displacement and belonging
exile and identity
political persecution
historicalContext 1930s European politics
rise of National Socialism in Germany
intendedAudience Anglophone readers
language English
mainSubject German exiles
Nazi persecution
cultural contributions of exiles
notableFor combination of reportage and portraiture
early documentation of German exile community
originalLanguage German
politicalPosition anti-Nazi
portrays adaptation of exiles to new countries
continuity of German culture in exile
loss of homeland
struggles of political refugees
publicationYear 1939
relatedTo German exile literature
anti-fascist literature
setIn various countries of exile
timePeriodDescribed 1930s
early years of Nazi regime
workOf Erika Mann
Klaus Mann

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