The Kindness of Strangers: A Theatrical Life by Salka Viertel

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good. 1969. Holt, Rinehart, Winston. 1st Edition.

The autobiography of Salka Viertel, a stage and film actress and screenwriter, published in 1969, that chronicles her journey from pre-World War I Austria-Hungary through the German and Hollywood film industries, becoming a central figure in the cultural exile of European artists during the Nazi era. The book offers a unique firsthand perspective on iconic cultural figures like Kafka, Einstein, and Greta Garbo (a close friend) and vividly describes the vibrant artistic worlds of Weimar Berlin and early Hollywood.