About the book
The former director of the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm makes his literary debut with this dramatic and riveting novel of book publishing, émigrés, spies, and diplomats in World War II Sweden based on his grandfather’s lifeIn 1933, after Hitler and the Nazi Party consolidated power in Germany, Immanuel Birnbaum, a German-Jewish journalist based in Warsaw, is forbidden from writing for newspapers in his homeland. Six years later, just months before the German invasion of Poland that ignites World War II, Immanuel escapes to Sweden with his wife and two young sons.Living as a refugee in Stockholm, Immanuel continues to write, contributing articles to a liberal Swiss newspaper under the name Dr. B. He becomes increasingly entangled with British intelligence agents who plan several acts of sabotage on the orders of Winston Churchill. But when the Swedish postal service picks up a letter written in invisible ink, clearly by Dr. B. himself, the Allied plotters are exposed. But could a Jew living in exile and targeted for death by the Nazis have wanted to tip them off?Dr. B.TravestiesThe Thirty-Nine StepsThe Jewish ChronicleDr BDoctor Glass The Rings of SaturnAftonbladetKirkus Reviews
Editions of Dr. B.
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780008374488
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780008374495
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780008374525
- EBook
- ISBN 9780008374501
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780008374518
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The former director of the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm makes his literary debut with this dramatic and riveting novel of book publishing, émigrés, spies, and diplomats in World War II Sweden based on his grandfather’s lifeIn 1933, after Hitler and the Nazi Party consolidated power in Germany, Immanuel Birnbaum, a German-Jewish journalist based in Warsaw, is forbidden from writing for newspapers in his homeland. Six years later, just months before the German invasion of Poland that ignites World War II, Immanuel escapes to Sweden with his wife and two young sons.Living as a refugee in Stockholm, Immanuel continues to write, contributing articles to a liberal Swiss newspaper under the name Dr. B. He becomes increasingly entangled with British intelligence agents who plan several acts of sabotage on the orders of Winston Churchill. But when the Swedish postal service picks up a letter written in invisible ink, clearly by Dr. B. himself, the Allied plotters are exposed. But could a Jew living in exile and targeted for death by the Nazis have wanted to tip them off?Dr. B.TravestiesThe Thirty-Nine StepsThe Jewish ChronicleDr BDoctor Glass The Rings of SaturnAftonbladetKirkus Reviews
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dr. B. about?
The former director of the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm makes his literary debut with this dramatic and riveting novel of book publishing, émigrés, spies, and diplomats in World War II Sweden based on his grandfather’s lifeIn 1933, after Hitler and the Nazi Party consolidated power in Germany, Immanuel Birnbaum, a German-Jewish journalist based in Warsaw, is forbidden from writing for newspapers in his homeland. Six years later, just months before the German invasion of Poland that ignites World War II, Immanuel escapes to Sweden with his wife and two young sons.Living as a refugee in Stockholm, Immanuel continues to write, contributing articles to a liberal Swiss newspaper under the name Dr. B. He becomes increasingly entangled with British intelligence agents who plan several acts of sabotage on the orders of Winston Churchill. But when the Swedish postal service picks up a letter written in invisible ink, clearly by Dr. B. himself, the Allied plotters are exposed. But could a Jew living in exile and targeted for death by the Nazis have wanted to tip them off?Dr. B.TravestiesThe Thirty-Nine StepsThe Jewish ChronicleDr BDoctor Glass The Rings of SaturnAftonbladetKirkus Reviews
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Dr. B.?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Dr. B.?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780008374488
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Dr. B.?
Daniel Birnbaum
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Dr. B. is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780008374488) and paperback(ISBN 9780008374495) and paperback(ISBN 9780008374525) and ebook(ISBN 9780008374501) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780008374518)
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