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A Colorful First Novel
Marsh, Fred T. | July 9, 1930 issue

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The article critically appraises the book "Pilgrims to the Abyss," by Axel Eggebrecht and translated by M.M. Bozman. In this first novel a young German writer invades the no man's land that separates popular biography from the historical novel. The novel is much more than a character study. There are unforgettable scenes, scenes in which unbridled passions run their course. And there are many characters. In spite of its many superior qualities, "Pilgrim to the Abyss" has some grave faults. It could well have been made longer. Some of the incidents are so lightly sketched in that they seem pointless, and the end of the story is weakly executed.

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BOOKS & reading; PILGRIMS to the Abyss (Book); EGGEBRECHT, Axel; BIOGRAPHY; CHARACTERS & characteristics in literature; FICTION
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