Publisher's Synopsis
The study of German-speaking refugees in Britain during the period 1933-1945 has until now received relatively little attention, in Britain at least. Yet the emigration to Britain of the Germans, Austrians, Czechs and other German speakers who fled from Hitler and the Third Reich was by no means a small-scale affair, and a high proportion of these were educated, professional men and women who had already made their mark in the societies they left behind. This volume aims to provide a coherent picture of how German-speaking writers of all kinds, handicapped perhaps to a greater extent than any other professional group by the loss of their native language in exile, attempted to define, assert and reappraise their cultural identity while in British emigration. Taking language as a focal point, each of three sections of the book aims to throw light on a specific aspect of the exile experience.
