German literature

The Aesthetics of Resistance

“We had to learn to see differently, to think differently, to resist differently.” Volume 1: The Underground Struggle The novel opens in 1937 Berlin, where a group of […]

German literature

Marat/Sade

“The important thing is to pull yourself up by your own hair. To turn yourself inside out and see the whole world with fresh eyes.” Marat/Sade (full title: […]

German literature

The Investigation

“We are the witnesses. We are the ones who must speak.” Prologue The book opens with a stark depiction of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials (1963–1965), where survivors, perpetrators, […]