Against the Eternal Yesterday

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Against the Eternal Yesterday features an autobiographical essay by Lion Feuchtwanger titled "The Writer His World and Times--An Accounting," as well as writings by family members, scholars from the International Feuchtwanger Society, novelist Tanja Kinkel, German Consul General Christian Stocks, journalist Volker Skierka, and others who shed light on Feuchtwanger's childhood in Munich, rise to fame in pre-World War II Germany, and exile in the south of France and Southern California. A celebrated historical novelist and advocate for reason and humanistic values, Lion Feuchtwanger’s books were a frequent target of the 1933 Nazi book-burning campaigns. He escaped Europe in 1941 to start a new life in Southern California. The Feuchtwanger home in Pacific Palisades soon became a refuge and gathering place for émigré artists and intellectuals during World War Two. Fifty years after Feuchtwanger’s death, Against the Eternal Yesterday commemorated his artistic and humanitarian efforts. Along with this series of events, the USC Libraries—with support from the International Feuchtwanger Society—has published a collection of essays and personal reflections dedicated to the memory of his struggle against violence and unreason.