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Description

1. xi, 275 pages : portrait; 18 cm

Summary

1. "A memoir of lives cleaved by war and a search for refuge. Born into an Old World Frankfurt family as "Otto," Koch fled Nazi Germany for England as a Jewish refugee, only to be interned as an enemy alien. Later sent to Canada, he was once again imprisoned. A counterpoint to Koch's recollections are his letters from Daria Hambourg, with whom he corresponded throughout the war. A London girl of bohemian temperament, Daria had unusual literary talents, and a distinguished, but restrictive family. Otto & Daria's parallel writings tell a universal story of conflict, diaspora, and unrequited love. Eric Koch is the author of fourteen books of fiction and six of non-fiction, including Hilmar and Odette, which received the Yad Vashem Prize for Holocaust Writing."--

Alternative title

1. Otto and Daria

Subject

1. Koch, Eric, 1919-2018 > Correspondance
2. Canadiens d'origine allemande > Biographies
3. Personal correspondence
4. Koch, Eric, 1919-2018 > Correspondence
5. World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees > Canada > Biography
6. Authors, Canadian (English) > 20th century > Biography
7. Hambourg, Daria > Correspondance
8. Hambourg, Daria > Correspondence
9. Écrivains canadiens-anglais > 20e siècle > Biographies
10. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs
11. German Canadians > Biography
12. HISTORY > Jewish
13. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Réfugiés > Canada > Biographies

Genre/Form

1. Personal correspondence.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

1. The book contains excerpts from letters by Eric Koch and Daria Hambourg.