German Short Stories 1: Parallel Text Edition by Gerd Gaiser, Hans Bender, Heinrich Böll, Richard Newnham, Gertrud Fussenegger, Ilse Aichinger, Wolfgang Borchert, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Reinhard Lettau

176 pages first pub 1965 (editions)

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Much maligned in pre-war Germany, the short story enjoyed a creative rebirth in 1945. Initially imported by the Allies, the form also matched perfectly the prevailing mood of irony, objectivity and mistrust of the didactic. With the original Germa...

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Moods

challenging 100%
reflective 100%

Pace

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