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In this 'factional' novel, hero John Arnold is a post graduate student at Bonn University in the early 1930s. He is caught up in the insidious rise of the Nazis in the village where he lodges. His position is complicated by his love of Germany itself, as well as by his increasing fondness for two women; Tilde, the maid of the house where he lodges, and Rachel, a beautiful and powerful Jewish woman. Being semi-autobiographical, Their Cemetery Sown With Corn has intense authenticity. Binder captures the atmosphere of the time and place, and his narrative explains how the Nazis achieved their grip over a fraught and divided population. He brings to life a rich cast of characters, and we witness how they develop in the face of Hitler's oppression. This is a poignant human story of loyalty, love and courage in the face of extortion, treachery, blackmail and murder. There is humour, too, as Arnold learns that his best weapons are ridicule and cunning. Readers of this intriguing book will find themselves in a ringside seat witnessing one of the most extraordinary and sinister social and political phenomena of the 20th Century.
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Frank Binder, who based this book on his experiences as a lecturer in English studies at Bonn University from 1922 to 1933, could have been a British spy, being exceptionally well qualified for the task. Even today the Secret Service still refuses to name its agents. However, Binder was forced to flee his beloved Germany, leaving behind his priceless collection of books and all his possessions, for refusing to say the mandatory 'Heil Hitler!.' His adherence to his principles as a conscientious objector had similarly led to his imprisonment on Dartmoor during The Great War. A graduate of Liverpool University, he had two books published in his lifetime - A Journey in England (1931) and Dialectic (1932). He left Germany in 1937 and became a teacher at Scarborough Boys High School. He died in 1962 at the age of 68. His daughter, Elsie Binder, who looked after the manuscript, lives in London. Michael Rines has had a distinguished career in industry, journalism and public relations. He was Editor of Marketing magazine from 1970 to 1980. He has lectured on Frank Binder at Bonn University, where Their Cemetery Sown With Corn is seen as of great historical importance. He restored Arthur Ransome's yacht, Nancy Blackett, and is a Vice-President of the Trust that now owns her. He lives in Woodbridge, Suffolk.
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Seller: Seagull Books, Hove, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK. Seller Inventory # 086241
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