Nora Waln
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Nora Waln was a bestselling author and journalist in the 1930s–50s, writing books and articles on her time spent in Germany
and China
. She was among the first to report on the spread of Nazism from 1934-38.
She traveled widely in Europe and Asia, contributing articles to the Saturday Evening Post, Atlantic Monthly and other magazines. She was one of the few correspondents who reported from Communist China
and Mongolia
.
From 1934 to 1938, she and her husband lived in Germany. She was moved to write Reaching for the Stars (Cresset Press, London, and Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 1939), which recounts the spread of Hitler’s Nazi movement against a backdrop of her despair for the changes in a people she loved. In spite of the horror which she saw and described, she felt that the German people would revolt against Nazism.
Her damning exposé of Nazi Germany was a bestseller in the US in 1939 (ahead of Mein Kampf
), and was reissued in paperback by Soho Press in 1994 under a new title, The Approaching Storm: One Woman's Story of Germany, 1934-1938.
Previously, Nora wrote House of Exile about her 12 years in China, and after her time in Germany, she traveled the world, filing stories for several prominent magazines and writing two more books, The Street of Precious Pearls and Surrender the Heart.
A quote from Nora Waln's "House of Exile" serves as the motto for one of the chapters in Dorothy Sayers' The Nine Tailors
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. She was among the first to report on the spread of Nazism from 1934-38.
She traveled widely in Europe and Asia, contributing articles to the Saturday Evening Post, Atlantic Monthly and other magazines. She was one of the few correspondents who reported from Communist China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
and Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
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From 1934 to 1938, she and her husband lived in Germany. She was moved to write Reaching for the Stars (Cresset Press, London, and Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 1939), which recounts the spread of Hitler’s Nazi movement against a backdrop of her despair for the changes in a people she loved. In spite of the horror which she saw and described, she felt that the German people would revolt against Nazism.
Her damning exposé of Nazi Germany was a bestseller in the US in 1939 (ahead of Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is a book written by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. It combines elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926...
), and was reissued in paperback by Soho Press in 1994 under a new title, The Approaching Storm: One Woman's Story of Germany, 1934-1938.
Previously, Nora wrote House of Exile about her 12 years in China, and after her time in Germany, she traveled the world, filing stories for several prominent magazines and writing two more books, The Street of Precious Pearls and Surrender the Heart.
A quote from Nora Waln's "House of Exile" serves as the motto for one of the chapters in Dorothy Sayers' The Nine Tailors
The Nine Tailors
The Nine Tailors is a 1934 mystery novel by British writer Dorothy L. Sayers, her ninth featuring sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey.- Plot introduction :For this novel, set in the Fens, Sayers had to learn about change ringing...
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