Dagerman, Stig
German Autumn
- ISBN 13:
- 9780816677528
- author:
- Dagerman, Stig
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 128
- Dimensions:
- 14 x 1.3 x 21.6 cm
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Germany, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Stig Dagerman's German Autumn offers a unique perspective on the aftermath of World War II in Germany. In 1946, Dagerman was assigned to report on life in Germany immediately after the fall of the Third Reich, and his essays, first published in Sweden in 1947, provide a compassionate and nuanced portrayal of the human cost of war. Dagerman's reporting focused on the guilt and suffering of those affected by the conflict, rather than the widespread assumption that the German people deserved their fate. This groundbreaking work, presented here in its first American edition with a new foreword by Mark Kurlansky, remains as relevant today as it was sixty years ago. The essays collected in German Autumn are a powerful exploration of the human impact of war and its legacy, offering a thought-provoking and hauntingly relevant account of one of the most significant events of the 20th century.
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