Walter Kempowski Libri
29 aprile 1929 – 5 ottobre 2007
Walter Kempowski è stato uno scrittore tedesco, celebre per la sua vasta serie di romanzi "Deutsche Chronik" e per la monumentale opera "Echolot". Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da un approccio simile a un collage, in cui intreccia ricordi autobiografici, lettere e documenti di testimoni contemporanei di eventi storici cruciali. Kempowski ha magistralmente assemblato frammenti del passato in un insieme letterario avvincente, esplorando la memoria collettiva e il suo impatto sugli individui. La sua scrittura offre una lente unica attraverso cui osservare la storia tedesca e le esperienze umane in essa.
Swansong 1945: A Collective Diary of the Last Days of the Third Reich
- 512pagine
- 18 ore di lettura
The book offers a vivid portrayal of the final days of Nazi Germany through over 1,000 personal accounts, including letters and diaries from both civilians and soldiers. It captures four pivotal days in spring 1945: Hitler's birthday, the meeting of American and Soviet troops, Hitler's suicide, and Germany's surrender. This collection highlights the profound suffering and resilience experienced during the collapse of the Third Reich, providing a comprehensive perspective on the end of World War II in Europe.
An Ordinary Youth
- 480pagine
- 17 ore di lettura
Set in Rostock in 1939, the narrative unfolds as the Kempowski family adjusts to their new apartment. It captures intimate moments during a family meal, a visit to the grandfather, and interactions with the neighbor's daughter, highlighting the dynamics of family life and the social environment of the time. Through these scenes, the story weaves together personal and communal experiences, reflecting the complexities of familial relationships against the backdrop of a changing world.
Swansong 1945
- 479pagine
- 17 ore di lettura
Chronicles the end of Nazi Germany and World War II in Europe through hundreds of letters, diaries, and autobiographical accounts covering four days that fateful spring: Hitler's birthday on April 20, American and Soviet troops meeting at the Elbe on April 25, Hitler's suicide on April 30, and finally the German surrender on May 8. Side by side, we encounter vivid, first-person accounts of civilians fleeing Berlin, ordinary German soldiers determined to fight to the bitter end, American POWs dreaming of home, concentration-camp survivors' first descriptions of their horrific experiences, as well as the intimate thoughts of figures such as Eisenhower, Churchill, Stalin, Joseph Goebbels, and Hitler himself. These firsthand accounts, painstakingly collected and organized by renowned German author Walter Kempowski, provide the raw material of history and present a panoramic view of those tumultuous days, an extraordinary account of suffering and survival.--From publisher description. Contains primary source documents.
A sharply evocative novel of one man's journey into his family history and the troubled legacy of World War II, from the author of All for Nothing.
Der Angriff auf die Sowjetunion am 22. Juni 1941 war der Anfang vom Ende Hitlers. Zwischen Berlin und Moskau starben mehr Menschen als an allen anderen Fronten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. In seinem neuen Echolot-Band hat Kempowski Dokumente von russischer und deutscher Seite aus jener Zeit zu einer höchst bewegenden Collage verwoben. "Barbarossa '41" zeigt die Schrecken des Krieges aus wechselnden Perspektiven: menschenverachtende Politiker kommen ebenso zu Wort wie ranghohe Militärs, Intellektuelle ebenso wie einfache Soldaten und Zivilisten. Entstanden ist so ein erschütterndes Mosaik des Krieges über alle Grenzen hinweg.
Der abschließende Band des beispiellosen Echolot-Unternehmens. Es sind die hochdramatischen letzten Tage Hitlerdeutschlands, die Kempowski auf beklemmend eindringliche Weise wie einen Film vor dem Leser abrollen lässt. Die minutiöse Rekonstruktion aus Briefen, Tagebuchaufzeichnungen, Quellen und Bildern ermöglicht einen erschütternden Blick auf Leid, Propaganda, Irrsinn.
Walter Kempowski hat in jahrelanger Arbeit eine einzigartige Collage aus Briefen, Tagebüchern und Dokumenten geschaffen. Sie bietet eine minutiöse Rekonstruktion des Alltags und historischer Ereignisse während der Schlacht von Stalingrad, einem dramatischen Wendepunkt deutscher Geschichte.
