Jew Süss

Jew Süss

by Lion Feuchtwanger

About this book

Based on the extraordinary exploits of a living figure, this international bestseller, set in 18th Century Germany, is the heroic story of Joseph Süss Oppenheimer.Feuchtwanger weaves a colorful tapestry as he intertwines an exciting historical period with vivid detail, sweeping drama, and full-blooded characters. We enter into the life of the times, into the intrigue of court life with its greed and lust. But this is also a highly personal story of one man's rise to power amongst the rapacious and the sensual and a father's choice that led to his tragic downfall.

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