Opening with the notorious bonfires of ‘un-German’ and Jewish literature in 1933 that offered such a clear signal of Nazi intentions, ‘Burning the Books’ takes us on a 3000-year journey through the destruction of knowledge and the fight against all the odds to preserve it.

Author Richard Ovenden Published by John Murray ISBN 9781529378757 EAN 9781529378757 Bic Code Cover Hardback