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When"AddressUnknown"wasfirstpublishedintheUnitedStates，inStorymagazineinSeptemberI938，itcausedanimmediatesensation.WrittenasaseriesoflettersbetweenaJewishAmericanlivinginSanFranciscoandhisformerbusinesspartnerwhohadreturnedtoGermany，thestory，earlyon，exposedthepoisonofNazismtotheAmericanpublic.

Withintendaysofpublication，theentireprintingofthatissueofStorywassoldout，andenthusiasticreadersweremimeographingcopiesofthestorytosendtofriends.NationalradiocommentatorWalterWinchellheartilyrecommendedthestoryas"thebestpieceofthemonth，somethingyoushouldn'tmiss，"andReadersDigestputasideitslong-standingno-fictionruletoreprintthepieceforitsmorethanthreemillionreaders.

In1939，Simon&SchusterpublishedAddressUnknownasabookandsoldfiftythousandcopies-ahugenumberinthoseyears.HamishHamiltonfollowedsuitinEnglandwithaBritishedition，andforeigntranslationswerebegun.But1939wasalsotheyearofBlitzkrieg;withinmonthsmostofEuropewasunderthedominationofAdolfHitler，theDutchtranslationdisappeared，andtheonlyotherEuropeanappearanceofAddressUnknownwasontheReichskommisar'slistofbannedbooks.SothestoryremainedunknownontheContinentforthenextsixtyyears，despiteitsgreatimpactandsuccessintheUnitedStatesandEngland.

AuthorKressmannTaylor，"thewomanwhojoltedAmerica，"wasbornKathrineKressmanninPortland，Oregon，in1903.AftergraduatingfromtheUniversityofOregonin1924，shemovedtoSanFranciscoandworkedasanadvertisingcopywriter，writingforsomesmallliteraryjournalsinhersparetime.In1928theeditorsoftheSanFranciscoReview，amagazinesheparticularlyliked，invitedhertoaparty，whereshemetElliottTaylor，theownerofhisownadvertisingagency，andtheyweremarriedwithintwoweeks.WhentheGreatDepressionhittheadvertisingindustry，thecoupleboughtasmallfarminsouthernOregon.Takingtheirtwosmallchildrenandaddingathirdin1935，theyliterally"livedofftheland，"growingtheirownfoodandpanningforgold.

In1938theymovedtoNewYork，whereElliottworkedasaneditorandKathrinefinishedwriting"AddressUnknown."ElliottshowedittoStorymagazineeditorWhitBurnett，whoimmediatelywishedtopublishit.HeandElliottdecidedthatthestorywas"toostrongtoappearunderthenameofawoman，"andassignedKathrinetheliterarypseudonymKressmannTayloraprofessionalnamesheacceptedandkeptfortherestofherlife，largelybecauseofthesuccessofAddressUnknown.Thisishowshedescribestheoriginalmotivationforthestory：

Ashorttimebeforethewar，somecultivated，intellectual，warmheartedGermanfriendsofminereturnedtoGermanyafterlivingintheUrutedStates.InaveryshorttimetheyturnedintoswornNazis.TheyrefusedtolistentotheslightestcriticismaboutHitler.DuringareturnvisittoCalifornia，theymetanold，dearfriendoftheirsonthestreetwhohadbeenveryclosetothemandwhowasaJew.TheydidnotspeaktohiTheyturnedtheirbacksonhimwhenheheldhishandsouttoembracetheHowcansuchathinghappen?Iwondered.Whatchangedtheirheartsso?Whatstepsbroughtthemtosuchcruelty?

ThesequestionshauntedmeverymuchandIcouldnotforgettheItwashardtobelievethatthesepeoplewhomIknewandrespectedhadfallenvictimtotheNazipoison.IbeganresearchingHitlerandreadinghisspeechesandthewritingsofhisadvisors.WhatIdiscoveredwasterrifying，WhatworriedmemostwasthatnooneinAmericawasawareofwhatwashappeninginGermanyandtheyalsodidnotcare.In1938，theisolationistmovementinAmericawasstrong;thepoliticianssaidthataffairsinEuropewerenoneofourbusinessandthatGermanywasfine.EvenCharlesLindberghcamebackfromGermanysayinghowwonderfulthepeoplewere.ButsomestudentswhohadreturnedfromstudyinginGermanytoldthetruthabouttheNaziatrocities.

WhentheirfraternitybrothersthoughtitwouldbefuntosendthemlettersmakingfunofHitler;theywrotebackandsaid，"Stopit.We'reindanger:Thesepeopledon'tfoolaround，YoucouldmurderoneoftheseNazisbywritingletterstohi"

Whenthatincidentoccurred，itratedonlyasmallarticleinthenews，butitcaughtEUiott'seye;hebroughtithometoKathrine，anditgaverisetotheirjointideaofusingaletterasaweapon.Shetookthatideaandwenttoworkonthestoryshewantedtowrite.

IwantedtowriteaboutwhattheNazisweredoingandshowtheAmericanpublicwhathappenstoreal，livingpeoplesweptupinawarpedideology.

Theresultwas"AddressUnknown，"agreatsuccessaboutwhichTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewstatedin1939，"Thismodernstoryisperfectionitself.ItisthemosteffectiveindictmentofNazismtoappearinfiction."ThatindictmentcontinuedinKathrine'snextbook，

UntilthatDay，publishedin1942.

Followingthewar，whenfurtherindictmentoftheNazisnolongerseemednecessary，AddressUnknownslippedfrompublicnoticeandwasJargelyforgotten，otherthanitsinclusioninanoccasionalanthologyElliottTaylordiedin1953，andKathrinelivedasawidowforthenextfifteenyears，continuingtowriteandtoteachwriting，journalism，andhumanitiesatGettysburgCollege，inPennsylvania.Retiringin1966，shemovedtoFlorence，Italy，wheresheexperiencedthegreatfloodoftheArnoriverinNovemberofthatyear-whichinspiredherthirdbook，DiaryofFlorenceinFlood，publishedtocriticalacclaiminEnglandandAmericathefollowingspring.

EnroutetoItalyin19660ntheItalianLine'sMichclangelo，KathrinemettheAmericansculptorJohnRood.Thetwofeltanimmediateattraction，hadashipboardromance，andweremarriedthefollowingyearinMinneapolis，wherehemadehishome.ThereaRer，theylivedpartofeachyearinMinneapolisandpartintheValdePea，outsideFlorence.EvenafterRood'sdeathin1974，Kathrinekeptbothhomesfornearlytwentyyears，livingquietlyineachsixmonthsayear，simplyasMrs.JohnRood.

Then，in1995，whenKathrinewasninety-oneyearsold，StoryPressreissuedAddressUnknown"tocommemoratethe50thanniversaryoftheliberationoftheconcentrationcamps"andbecause，asStoryeditorLoisRosenthalwrote，its"significantandtimelessmessage"hadearnedit"apermanentplaceonthebookshelves"ofAmerica.Thebookwaswellreceived，andKathrine，happilysigningcopiesandgrantingtelevisionandpressinterviews，wasgratifiedatitsre-emergence，thistimewiththestatusofanAmericanliteraryclassic.

KathrineKressmannTaylorRooddiedinJuly1996，lateinherninety-thirdyear，sharp-witted，perceptive，andenthusiastic，evenabouttheendoflife."Dying，"shesaidinherlastweek，"isnormal.It'sasnormalasbeingborn."Andshewasready.Shehadlivedseveralsuccessfullives:asawifeandmother，asapopularprofessor，andastheauthorofthreebooksandadozenshortstories，oneofwhich，AddressUnknown，wasrecognizedasaclassicwhileshelived.

Shortlyafterherdeath，acopyofthe1995reissuecameintothehandsofFrenchpublisherHenriDougierofEditionsAutrement，Paris.HesawatonceitsrelevancetotheentireEuropeancommunity，boththosememberswhohadlivedunderNazidominationandthosewhoneededtoknowwhatithadbeenlike.HedeterminedthataFrenchtranslationmustbeundertaken，andthattranslation，byMicheleLevy-Bram，hittheFrenchbestseUerlistinlate1999.Fiftythousandcopiessoldthatfirstyear，andanotherfiftythousandintheearlymonthsof2000;thebookwassellingfarmorethaniteverhadintheUnitedStates.AndotherEuropeanswerereadingit，callingforitstranslationandpublicationintheirownlanguages:Spanish，Catalan，Italian，Hebrew，German，Greek，Norw'egian，Swedish，Danish，Portuguese.ThishandsomeneweditionbyWashingtonSquarePressisyetanotherchapterinitsongoingsuccessstoryIammostgratifiedthatmymotherlivedlongenoughtoseethislittlebookrecognizedastheclassicit'sbecome.

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