 1960 edition Rowohlt Verlag | |
| Author | Alexander Lernet-Holenia |
|---|---|
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Drama mystery |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Media type | |
Count Luna (German: Der Graf Luna) is a 1955 mystery novel by the Austrian writer Alexander Lernet-Holenia. It is set during the Nazi era and deals with issues raised between the Anschluss and the extent of Austrian guilt. [1]
An anti-Nazi head of a shipping firm, booming due to wartime business, unwittingly takes over an estate of land belonging to an aristocrat who is sent to a concentration camp on a trumped up charge. After the war he becomes convinced that the man Count Luna, has survived and is plotting revenge against him.
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