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Book SynopsisThe first U.S. edition of Dagerman’s account of postwar life in Germany
Trade Review"Dagerman wrote with beautiful objectivity. Instead of emotive phrases, he uses a choice of facts, like bricks, to construct an emotion."—Graham Greene
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German Autumn is one of the best collections ever written about the aftermath of war. It is on par with John Reed’s classic articles from the Soviet Union as well as with Edgar Snow’s articles about the great political revolution in China. Stig Dagerman depicts the tragic realities of post–World War II Germany with astonishing clarity and artistic skillfulness. He provides the reader with a profound insight, which ultimately is the story of every war. To anyone interested in understanding what great journalism means,
German Autumn is indispensable. It should be compulsory reading for all young people who might consider becoming a journalist, and it is as alive as it was when first published in 1947. Read it."—Henning Mankell
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German Autumn is a very important book and it is a very good thing that an English language version is becoming available for Americans. We need this book. "—Mark Kurlansky, from the Foreword
Table of ContentsForeword: Pitiless Fall
Mark Kurlansky
Introduction
Robin Fulton Macpherson
1. German Autumn
2. Ruins
3. Bombed Cemetery
4. Poor Man’s Cake
5. The Art of Sinking
6. The Unwelcome
7. The Rivals
8. Lost Generation
9. The Course of Justice
10. Cold Day in Munich
11. Through the Forest of the Hanged Boys
12. Return to Hamburg
13. Literature and Suffering
