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German Short Stories 1: Parallel Text Edition (Penguin Parallel Text) (v. 1) (German and English Edition) by Richard Newnham; Heinrich Bll; Reinhard Lettau; Ilse Aichinger; Hans Bender; Gertrud Fussenegger; Gerd Gaiser; Wolfdietrich Schnurre; Wolfgang Borchert is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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 German text running alongside English translations, this collection features stories from eight outstanding post-war authors including Heinrich Boll, Ilse Aichinger and Reinhard Lettau which students will find both educational and engrossing. Boll'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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Author

Richard Newnham; Heinrich Bll; Reinhard Lettau; Ilse Aichinger; Hans Bender; Gertrud Fussenegger; Gerd Gaiser; Wolfdietrich Schnurre; Wolfgang Borchert

Publisher

Penguin (Non-Classics)

Published

1976

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140020403

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Short Stories, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.71 / 5 (49 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14