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On the Natural History of Destruction (Paperback, New edition)
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On the Natural History of Destruction (Paperback, New edition)
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In the wake of the Second World War few German writers discussed
the devastation it wrought. But, as the late poet, essayist and
novelist W G Sebald argues, the Germans were also victims of the
war and the carpetbombing of German cities and the resulting
suffering has been erased from history. It was never properly
documented - instead postwar Germany simply picked up the pieces
and tried to move on, its citizens shifting the rubble in an
attempt at normality. The lectures printed here paint a startling
portrait and this is a disturbing, thought-provoking collection.
Sebald reports that 'about 600,000 German civilians fell victim to
the air raids and 3.5 million homes were destroyed, while at the
end of the war 7.5 million people were left homeless'. He finds it
astonishing that this side of the war has been so little written
about. How can the destruction be comprehended if it can't be
adequately explained? Sebald's literary critiques on the works of
three authors crucial to postwar literature - Alfred Andersch, Jean
Amery and Peter Weiss - debate this question in depth. The book
itself does not excuse or justify the actions of either side; it
tries to create, analyse and deconstruct an accurate record, and
succeeds remarkably. (Kirkus UK)
In the last years of World War II, the Allies dropped a million
bombs on Germany. Yet the German people have been silent about the
resulting devestation and loss of life, failing to recognise the
terrible shadow that destruction from the air cast over their land.
Here W.G. Sebald asks why it is we turn our backs on the horrors of
war, and in addressing our response to the past, offers insights
into how we live now.
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