Draussen Vor Der Tur (1967 German Ed) Paperback by Wolfgang Borchert - World War II |
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Publisher: Reinbek Bei Hamburg, Germany: Rowohlt 1967 Paperback - German ISBN 10: 349910170X English Translation ...Outside the door and selected stories 7.5" by 4.5" -- 121 pages The only drama of the poet who died early is a desperate cry of protest against the destructive and spoilage of war. His stories and prose pieces report with certain accentuated expressiveness about the devastating consequences of war in the individual and in common life. A quick biography of Borchert. He died when he was twenty-six and a half years old. When he was nineteen he was arrested by the gestapo and shortly afterwards released. He became a bookseller, and then tried to become an actor but his acting career was sidelined when he got drafted into the German army in 1941. He was sent to the Russian Front where he contracted hepatitis from a cut and was then arrested when his superior officers thought he was trying to evade military service. It didn't help that he was also writing very honest letters home about the horrors of the war. This book is selection of the work he produced in the last two years of his brief life. (This is as far as I got with someones online review...very sad, but should give someone and idea of the excellent writing in this book) The cover is lightly foxed, edge-worn, again, slightly. Intact and complete, the front cover showing the only issues with soiling. Otherwise overall very nice. Page number 98 is underlined for some reason. Feel free to email any questions that you may have prior to purchase. I do offer shipping discounts for multi item purchases. Thanks for stopping in! |
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