Address Unknown

A Novel

By: Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

Narrated by: Rob Shapiro, George Newbern

A rediscovered classic and international bestseller that recounts the gripping tale of a friendship destroyed at the hands of Nazi Germany

In this searing epistolary novel, Kathrine Kressmann Taylor brings vividly to life the insidious spread of Nazism through a series of letters between Max, a Jewish art dealer in San Francisco, and Martin, his friend and former business partner who has returned to Germany in 1932, just as Hitler is coming to power.

Originally published in Story magazine in 1938, Address Unknown became an international sensation. Credited with exposing the dangers of Nazism to American readers early on, it is also a scathing indictment of fascist movements around the world and a harrowing exposé of the power of the pen as a weapon.

A powerful and eloquent tale about the consequences of a friendship—and society—poisoned by extremism, Address Unknown remains hauntingly and painfully relevant today.

Wonderful!

Powerful story about how the undoing of morality and the "othering" of Jews during the rise of Nazism destroys the friendship and lives of two pre-war friends.

I have went there so many emotions

At first I was excited, then angry, then almost cried. I had to take a break when they were laughing and joking about scamming people. Then started again to think, “NO WAY”! Then my heart fell more and more and almost to tears. I have 14 minutes left and can to write this. It’s heavy in a good way. Everyone should read this. Makes me be more grateful for the things I do have. Wow… such an amazingly put together audio book

short but compelling

However brief this is, much is shown about the rise of nazi germany and it's early years. A must read by all of those studying world history.

I want to go back and listen....What did he say?

I want to go back and listen to the letter when Martin made the obvious shift and was explaining it to Max. ( Sounding a little like politics in the U.S. today!?). Max couldn't believe it was his old friend! There was the betrayal ("addressee unknown") and the later letters from Max were used as a weapon of revenge! (And then "address unknown!"). Very thought provoking, very short classic.

Beware of your wishes!

Hate of the JewIsh people continues all over the world, for no other reason than their faith. It relates an important message and should be read by everyone.