Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1940.

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Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1940.

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Having heard that Werfel was in a position to help Hermann Borchardt publish his current manuscript (the novel Die Verschwörung der Zimmerleute, which Borchardt was seeking to publish in English translation), Grosz writes a letter of praise and support for Borchardt's work. When Borchardt first arrived in the U.S. after his concentration camp experiences, he had stayed with Grosz for 7 months.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Grosz, George, 1893-1959

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George Grosz was a German-born artist. His early works seethed with satire for social conditions in Germany but, after emigrating to the United States, his works were equally accomplished but less political. He worked successfully as an oil painter, printmaker, and illustrator. From the description of George Grosz letter to W.H. Auden, 1944 Nov. 12. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53458459 Grosz was a German-born artist, who moved to the U.S. i...

Borchardt, Hermann, 1888-

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A politically active author, Borchardt had been forced to leave Germany in 1933 and had lived for a while in the Soviet Union but was expelled in 1936. Following his return to Germany, he was eventually arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps, including Dachau, where, through mistreatment, he suffered the loss of his hearing and of one finger. He and his family, including wife Dorothea, emigrated to the United States in 1937 and lived in New York. Franz Werfel and Alma Mahler carried on a...