Bestsellers of the Third Reich : Readers, Writers and the Politics of Literature

te the displacement of countless authors, frequent bans of specific titles, and high-profile book burnings, the German book industry boomed during the Nazi period. Notwithstanding the millions of copies of Mein Kampf; that were sold, the era's most popular books were diverse and often surprising in retrospect, despite an oppressive ideological and cultural climate: Huxley's Brave New World; was widely read in the 1930s, while Saint-Exupéry's Wind, Sand and Stars; was a great success during the war years. Bestsellers of the Third Reic;h surveys this motley collection of books, along with the circumstances of their publication, to provide an innovative new window into the history of Nazi Germany. [Publisher's text].

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