Alfred Andersch
Description
German writer, publisher, and radio editor
Books
The father of a murderer
The rise of the Nazis through the eyes of a schoolboy, whose headmaster is the father of Nazi chief Heinrich Himmler. The author, a well-known anti-Nazi who spent time in a concentration camp, portrays old man Himmler as disapproving of his son.
Das Alfred-Andersch-Lesebuch
Ein Querschnitt durch das Gesamtwerk: autobiographische Geschichten, Erzählungen, Gedichte, Hörspiele, Reiseberichte, Essays und Aufsätze (u.a. ›Deutsche Literatur in der Entscheidung. Ein Beitrag zur Analyse der literarischen Situation‹, aus dem Jahr 1948). (Quelle: [Diogenes Verlag](
Die Kirschen der Freiheit
Die Kirschen der Freiheit is a beautifully written personal account of pre-war Germany and the Nazi period from about 1919 to 1945. It should definitely be considered on a par with for instance Ernst Toller's Eine Jugend in Deutschland.
Sansibar
"A boy dreaming of Huckleberry Finn, a pastor, a seaman, a disillusioned Communist, a young Jewish girl running for her life - these five meet in a Baltic fishing village and are drawn into a daring plan of escape from Nazi Germany. Unusual in both its form and content, this novel is a masterpiece of condensed dramatic writing. Alfred Andersch investigates the many needs for flight and the strange loyalties which sometimes make escape impossible."--BOOK JACKET.