Written while Hans Keilson was in hiding during World War II, is the self-portrait of a young man helplessly fascinated by an unnamed "Adversary" Whom he watches rise to power in 1930s Germany. It is a tale of horror, no...Written while Hans Keilson was in hiding during World War II, is the self-portrait of a young man helplessly fascinated by an unnamed "Adversary" Whom he watches rise to power in 1930s Germany. It is a tale of horror, not only in its evocation Of Hitler's gathering menace but also in Its Hero's desperate attempt to discover logic where none exists.