《上海往事》弗雷德·马克斯，1939年跟随父亲从纳粹德国逃至中国上海，在上海生活的十年间，坚持写日记。本书由弗雷德·马克斯的妻子根据他1939—1949十年间的日记撰写而成。（Once Upon a Time in Shanghai：This book is based on the diaries of Rena Krasno, from a Russian Jewish family growing up in Shanghai during World War II.The setting is multicultural, multilingual and multiracial, and the author provides fascinating details from the history of a city that no longer exists. The historic value of the book lies in the fact that Rena made daily diary entries and the entries included facts about the social events and people's life at that time.）