Description: The Loser by Peter Ustinov 1st edition 1960 - This hardcover book issued with dustjacket is in very good condition - Dustjacket in very good condition with minor wear and book is in very good condition - no missing or torn pages nor any other writing in the bookSIGNED on 1st page " Peter Ustinov" A different dish than Add A Dash of Pity, his volume of short stories last year, this is a longish novel of the German spirit, exemplified by Hans Winterschild, who, for his part in the massacre of an Italian town, is pursued by aristocratic, vengeful Val di Sarat. Hans, early inseminated with his father's romantic prejudices, national and school disciplines, absorbs the Hitler doctrines, and becomes, in World War II, the complete Hero image. From Russia to Italy his record is blameless but at San Rocco where an engagement with partisans turns into defeat, he joins in a Germany butchery under his superior officer and there incurs di Sarat's disgust and hatred. So that, when Hans is a fugitive, passed from one underground unit to another, it is di Sarat, through his powerful uncle, who follows close behind him and, finally catching him, finds he has lost, through the years, the impetus to kill or punish, and only demands that Hans give himself up. Episodic, this views its central characters knowingly and without pity, makes use of an ironical and cynical view of civilization and its lesser achievements, and has a sharp intelligence -- which may defeat it in a popular market. Also listed Joan Crawford SIGNED, Olivia de Havilland, Ramon Novarro SIGNED, Kim Novak, Jean Arthur, Jean Harlow, Katharine Hepburn SIGNED, Errol Flynn, Rudolph Valentino, Myrna Loy SIGNED and other Hollywood Bios & Photos........... Thanks for looking and happy bidding Combine postage offered
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