Twilight in Vienna

In Twilight in Vienna, first published in its English translation in 1938, Austrian-British journalist Willi Frischauer examines the sociological aspects, the reign of poverty, the lack of jobs, the morass of debt and financial chaos, and the lust for luxurious indulgence- all of which led up to revolutionary ideas, militarization, and finally a reactionary government. Frischauer addresses the decline of moral values and the prevalence of predatory love a crime wave extending into all spheres. The final chapters deal with Dollfuss' and Schuschnigg's fight against dictatorship. Drawing on a vast amount of material, cases and documentation, the book paints a tragic picture of the decline of a great country. "e;A good first hand reportorial job, written with emotion [ ], and giving an inside picture of the conditions and mores of Austria."e; Kirkus Review