Background for Love

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A Summer of Passion and Freedom in 1930s France

Written in 1932 and translated into English for the first time, Background for Love is an intoxicating autobiographical novel that transports readers to the sun-drenched Côte d’Azur. Helen Wolff crafts a heady, rapturous tale of a young woman who escapes the rising fascism of 1930s Berlin with her older lover for an unforgettable summer vacation.

As they drive along stunning Mediterranean bays and linger over sumptuous meals, the couple is enchanted by each other and the landscape. But harmony soon falters, and the protagonist decides she must leave in search of a cottage of her own near Saint-Tropez. There, amid vineyards and lemon trees, she forges startling new connections and discovers independence, freedom, and herself.

From the Publisher Who Defined Literary Excellence

Helen Wolff was not merely an author—she was one of the most influential publishers of the 20th century. Together with her husband Kurt Wolff, she founded Pantheon Books in America after fleeing Nazi Germany, bringing the works of Calvino, Pasternak, and Günter Grass to the world. This novel, hidden away for decades, reveals the passionate, self-confident woman behind the literary legend.

Accompanied by a fascinating companion essay from historian Marion Detjen (the author’s great-niece), this edition explores the political and social forces that led Wolff to abandon hope of publishing her own story—making its eventual release all the more significant.

Whether you’re drawn to historical fiction, feminist literature, or simply a beautifully written story of love and liberation, Background for Love Morocco readers will find this novel irresistible. The lush atmospheric prose captures a moment suspended between joy and impending darkness—a summer that changed everything.

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