UID:
almafu_9960119582502883
Format:
1 online resource (xxix, 210 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-282-15057-X
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9786612150579
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1-57113-703-3
Series Statement:
Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture
Uniform Title:
Plötzlich war alles ganz anders.
Content:
What happens when the world in which people have crafted identities for themselves and lived their lives suddenly disappears? How does a person -- or a nation -- confront such a shock? From 1990 to 1993, at an unparalleled moment in German history, Olaf Georg Klein interviewed almost a hundred fellow former East German citizens, probing their experiences of the sudden collapse of the German Democratic Republic, then crafting that material into twelve first-person narratives. The result is a literary account whose narrators include representatives from the cities and the countryside, from young and old, from the East German power elite and the resistance, as well as from those in position to be critical of both the GDR and united Germany. The book was a sensation in Germany upon its publication in 1994, and the translation will be of interest to students and scholars in history and political science, sociology, psychology, and literary studies. It includes an introduction and extensive annotations to assist the reader in understanding the East German and unified German contexts.〈BR〉〈BR〉 Olaf Georg Klein's novel 〈I〉Aftermath〈/I〉 was published in translation by Northwestern University Press in 1999. Ann McGlashan is Associate Professor of German and Dwight D. Allman is Associate Professor of Political Science, both at Baylor University.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jun 2017).
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""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""TRANSLATOR�S PREFACE""; ""AUTHOR�S PREFACE""; ""1: “I think it comes from keeping everything bottled up inside and never opening your mouth . . .� Klara D., 38, artist, emigrated to the West in 1984""; ""2: “So much of the really good life was lost to us . . .� Petra B., 41, case worker for exit permits""; ""3: “You should know I won�t be blackmailed . . .� Protestant country pastor, born 1925""; ""4: “They even accuse me of having planned murders . . .� Major Glewe, 45, retired State Security officer""
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""12: “You can best change the world by changing yourself . . .� Lars N., 40, pastor, philosopher, party founder""""ANNOTATIONS""; ""WORKS CONSULTED & CITED""; ""INDEX""
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-57113-369-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781571137036
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781571137036/type/BOOK
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