“She had always been alone, and she had always been strong.” Part One: Olga’s Childhood and Youth The novel begins with Olga’s early life in late 19th-century Prussia. […]
German literature
Homecoming
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Chapter 1: Peter Debauer’s Childhood Peter Debauer grows up in post-war Germany, raised by his mother and grandparents. His […]
German literature
The Reader
“The pain I went through because of my love for Hanna was, in a way, the fate of my generation, a German fate.” Part One The novel opens […]