Flight of Fantasy: New Perspectives on Inner Emigration in German Literature 1933-1945 - Paperbackby Neil H. Donahue (Editor), Doris Kirchner (Editor) During the Nazi era many German writers chose, or were forced into, exile. Many others stayed and, after the end of this period, claimed to have retreated into "Inner Emigration". The nature of this kind of emigration and the underlying motives of these writers have been hotly debated to this day. Though the reception of Inner Emigration has often been confounded by disputes over the term itself,