DW book expert  David Levitz on ′The Demons′ by Heimito von Doderer | 100 German Must-Reads - a unique list of 100 works of German literature published in English | DW | 05.10.2018

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DW book expert  David Levitz on 'The Demons' by Heimito von Doderer

Heimito von Doderer was definitely an unpleasant character. He was a Nazi and a sadist. But he wrote an acclaimed three-part novel about Viennese society in the 1920s: "The Demons."

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Many novels deal with the decline of European civilization during the period between the world wars. But no other novel is as sweeping and yet profound as Doderer's Vienna-based epic. It also makes for a good laugh.