▁a ▁category ▁of ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁language ▁written ▁by ▁writers ▁of ▁anti - N azi ▁attitude ▁who ▁fled ▁from ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁and ▁its ▁occupied ▁territ ories ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁These ▁diss ident ▁authors , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁of ▁Jewish ▁origin ▁and / or ▁with ▁commun ist ▁sympath ies , ▁fled ▁abroad ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁after ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁after ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁an nex ed ▁Austria ▁by ▁the ▁An schluss ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁abol ished ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁press ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁pro sec ute ▁the ▁authors ▁whose ▁books ▁were ▁b anned . ▁ ▁Writ ers ▁of ▁prom in ence ▁The ▁ex od us ▁included ▁virt ually ▁all ▁writers ▁of ▁prom in ence , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁ex iles ▁soon ▁began ▁to ▁conce ive ▁of ▁themselves ▁as ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁" other ," ▁better ▁Germany ▁whose ▁trad itions ▁had ▁been ▁per vert ed ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁countries ▁where ▁they ▁found ▁refuge ▁were ▁later ▁occupied ▁by ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁as ▁well , ▁which ▁caused ▁them ▁again ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁safety ▁elsewhere , ▁by ▁em igr ating ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁or ▁taking ▁cover ▁in ▁the ▁" under ground ". ▁ ▁Ex ile ▁cent ers ▁Between ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁pro l ific ▁cent ers ▁of ▁German ▁ex ile ▁writers ▁and ▁publish