In his writings Gregor looked down on Jews as second class people. Memoirs
of an Antisemite was an eye opener of his view. He narrated his story from
a superior stance. Fiction or fact. The subjective Jew was his main theme.
That he is not anti Israeli or the West does not really mater.
I would not compare him to Stefan Zweig in a long shot
Fred. Weisinger
On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Henry Sinnreich <henry_at_sinnreich.net>
wrote:
> Dear Czernowitzers,
>
> This may not be news to many of you, but just in case, I would like to
> share with you the wonderful feeling of being home again after reading th=
e
> autobiography of the great Czernowitzer, Gregor von Rezzori "Mir auf der
> Spur" or the "Memoirs of an Antisemite=E2=80=9D in English or so many oth=
er of his
> books
>
> Rezzori=E2=80=99s books are on the same level and world class as "Die Wel=
t Von
> Gestern" by Stefan Zweig, except for Rezzori being a superb survivor and
> brilliant cynic. The best of old imperial Austrian (k.u.k) Czernowitz,
> Romania and later Germany and the post WWWII western world including
> America. And contrary to G=C3=BCnther Grass ("Die Blechtrommel" about Dan=
zig -
> another German speaking enclave with Jews), Rezzori bears no grudge again=
st
> Israel and the West.
>
> Many of his books are also available as ebooks on Kindle that is much
> easier to enjoy for aging eyes :-)
>
> Henry Sinnreich
> Richardson, Texas
> USA
>
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