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]

Count Luna
1960 edition Rowohlt Verlag
AuthorAlexander Lernet-Holenia
LanguageGerman
GenreDrama mystery
Publication date
1955
Publication placeAustria
Media typePrint

Synopsis

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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.

References

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  1. ^ von Dassanowsky p.129

Bibliography

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  • Robert von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.