The story, told entirely in letters between two German friends from 1932 to 1934, describes the rise of the Nazi Party and the growing acceptance of what would become the Final Solution in Germany and how the ideology had the power to profoundly change relationships.
[1][2][3] Martin returns to Germany from the United States with his family, exhilarated by the advances in the old country since the humiliation of the Great War.
Martin raves about the Third Reich and Hitler and at first, Max is covetous, envying his friend's return "to a democratic Germany... and the beginnings of a fine political freedom."
The contents of Max's letters change, now seemingly focused only on business and the weather, but the language he uses falsely implies that he is using a code.
[6] Foreign publications quickly followed, including a Dutch translation, later confiscated by Nazis,[5] and a German one, published in Moscow.
[citation needed] Taylor spent the final year of her life signing copies and giving interviews.
[9] In 2020, it was performed by Søren Sætter-Lassen and Lars Mikkelsen,[11] followed by a debate and discussion on how Denmark acted towards Nazi Germany before the war.
It starred Henry Goodman as Max and Patrick Malahide as Martin and was adapted and directed by Tim Dee.