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English Translation Revives Torberg's Holocaust Novel 'Vengeance is Mine'

4/3/2026

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Friedrich Torberg, an Austrian Jew who fled to the United States in 1940, published the Holocaust novel Mein ist die Rache (Vengeance is Mine) in 1943.
The novel is set in a fictional concentration camp and explores the psychological torment of Jewish prisoners.
The book sold about 2,000 copies and initially drew acclaim among exiled intellectuals.
Boiler House Press released an English translation recently to revive interest in Torberg's work.

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Story summary

Friedrich Torberg, an Austrian Jew who fled to the United States in 1940, published the Holocaust novel Mein ist die Rache (Vengeance is Mine) in 1943.
The novel is set in a fictional concentration camp and explores the psychological torment of Jewish prisoners.
The book sold about 2,000 copies and initially drew acclaim among exiled intellectuals.
Boiler House Press released an English translation recently to revive interest in Torberg's work.