▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Hitler ▁Youth ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁England ▁as ▁an ▁exchange ▁student . ▁On ▁arriv ing , ▁he ▁sought ▁and ▁was ▁granted ▁political ▁as yl um . ▁He ▁soon ▁ang lic ized ▁his ▁first ▁name ▁to ▁Ernest ▁and , ▁by ▁dro pping ▁the ▁second ▁n , ▁his ▁family ▁name ▁to ▁Born eman . ▁ ▁In ▁England , ▁Born emann ▁did ▁not ▁proc ure ▁regular ▁employ ment , ▁and ▁instead ▁became ▁a ▁writer . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁G oll an cz ▁published ▁Born emann ' s ▁The ▁Face ▁on ▁the ▁C ut ting - Ro om ▁F loor , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁completed ▁before ▁turning ▁ 2 0 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁had ▁written ▁six ▁nov els , ▁five ▁under ▁his ▁ang lic ized ▁name ▁and ▁one ▁using ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁Camer on ▁McC abe . ▁ ▁In ▁London ▁Born emann ▁met ▁the ▁Hung arian - J ew ish ▁anth rop ologist ▁and ▁ps y cho anal yst ▁Gé za ▁R ó heim , ▁through ▁whom ▁he ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁anth rop ological ▁problems . ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁personal ▁analyt ic ▁treatment ▁under ▁Ro heim . ▁During ▁his ▁London ▁years ▁Born emann ▁was ▁pre occup ied ▁with ▁jazz , ▁both ▁theoret ically ▁and ▁pract ically . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁concert s ▁of ▁famous ▁mus icians ▁tour ing ▁Britain , ▁such ▁as ▁Duke ▁Ell ington ▁and ▁Cab ▁Call ow ay , ▁He ▁played ▁the ▁piano , ▁the ▁double ▁bass ▁and ▁the ▁drums ,