A book more admirable than likable, The Maurizius Case by Jacob Wassermann, first published in Germany in 1928, was a tough slog both stylistically and for its length. It falls within the interwar milieu that includes writers like Thomas Mann, and I found similarities here, for example, with Buddenbrooks. But Wasserman's endless excavation of every action and thought for its psychological and ethical content is wearying. The story itself has effective cinematic elements and a moral dilemma worth chewing over.
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