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 German
text running alongside English translations, this collection
features stories from eight outstanding post-war authors including
Heinrich Boell, Ilse Aichinger and Reinhard Lettau which students
will find both educational and engrossing. Boell's opening story
'Pale Anna' follows a soldier returning home, his situation
comparable to that of the writer in the first months of peace: he
knows no-one and has few words not linked to painful memories. This
poignant narrative is followed by a variety of tales representing
the diversity of the time and including satires, explorations of
private obsessions and experiments in form and language.
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