{"product_id":"the-novel-das-boot-political-responsibility-and-germanys-nazi-past-9781032042220","title":"The Novel Das Boot Political Responsibility and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study investigates the relationship between Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918-2007), his bestselling 1973 novel \u003ci\u003eDas Boot\u003c\/i\u003e (The Boat), and West Germany's \u003ci\u003eVergangenheitsbewältigung\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a war reporter during the Battle of the Atlantic, Buchheim benefitted from distinct privileges, yet he was never in a position of power. Almost thirty years later, Buchheim confronted the duality of his own past and railed against what he perceived to be a varnished public memory of the submarine campaign. Michael Rothberg's theory of the implicated beneficiary is used as a lens to view Buchheim and this duality. \u003ci\u003eDas Boot\u003c\/i\u003e has been retold by others worldwide because many people claim that the story bears an anti-war message. Wolfgang Petersen's critically acclaimed 1981 film and interpretations as a comedy sketch, a theatrical play, and a streamed television sequel have followed. This trajectory of Buchheim's personal memory reflects a process that practitioners of memory studi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s \u003ci\u003eDas Boot\u003c\/i\u003e: Memory and the Nazi Past 1. Buchheim and Transcultural Memory Studies 2. Formative Years: From Child Prodigy to War Reporter 3. The novel \u003ci\u003eDas Boot \u003c\/i\u003e4. Popular and Critical Reception 5. The Film \u003ci\u003eDas Boot \u003c\/i\u003eand Transnational Reflections on the Past 6. The “Future” of the Past: Empathy, Honesty, and Truthfulness\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018808131927,"sku":"9781032042220","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032042220.jpg?v=1750778224","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-novel-das-boot-political-responsibility-and-germanys-nazi-past-9781032042220","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}