Anschluss (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Kay Boyle
- First Published: 1939
- Type of Work: Short story
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Politics, World War II, Depression, economic, Friendship, 1930’s, Nazism or Nazis, Austria or Austrians, Germany or German people
- Locales: Paris, France, Austria
“Anschluss” was regarded by many readers as one of Boyle's best stories about the effects of the rise of Nazism before World War II. Boyle's so-called war stories never take place on the battlefield. Instead, she shows how individuals’ lives are touched by the events leading up to and during the larger conflicts. The characters are usually civilians, but some are military personnel caught by Boyle's observant eye away from the war front.
The heroine of “Anschluss” is a young woman named Merrill who works in Paris as an assistant to a fashion editor. Twice a year,...
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