• Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The early years: revolt and exile; 3. First novels: the Nazi enemy; 4. Writing for causes: unpopular political statements; 5. Return to Germany: the struggles of the fifties; 6. The uses of history: methods of the sixties; 7. The uses of literature: Defoe, and the Bible; 8. Centre of controversy again: Honecker's first period; 9. An easier struggle: the eighties; 10. The achievement; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

"This monograph on Stefan Heym's life and work is an important addition to Heym scholarship..." Monatshefte

• Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The early years: revolt and exile; 3. First novels: the Nazi enemy; 4. Writing for causes: unpopular political statements; 5. Return to Germany: the struggles of the fifties; 6. The uses of history: methods of the sixties; 7. The uses of literature: Defoe, and the Bible; 8. Centre of controversy again: Honecker's first period; 9. An easier struggle: the eighties; 10. The achievement; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

"This monograph on Stefan Heym's life and work is an important addition to Heym scholarship..." Monatshefte

• Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The early years: revolt and exile; 3. First novels: the Nazi enemy; 4. Writing for causes: unpopular political statements; 5. Return to Germany: the struggles of the fifties; 6. The uses of history: methods of the sixties; 7. The uses of literature: Defoe, and the Bible; 8. Centre of controversy again: Honecker's first period; 9. An easier struggle: the eighties; 10. The achievement; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

"This monograph on Stefan Heym's life and work is an important addition to Heym scholarship..." Monatshefte