A moody and mournful meditation on the death and life of a writer, by another of her generationA Trip to Klagenfurt is the story of a pilgrimage. Only days after the burial of Ingeborg Bachmann, writer Uwe Johnson journeyed to her gravesite in the Austrian city of Klagenfurt, where Bachmann had grow[...]
This arresting novel by one of Germany's foremost modern writers dramatizes the ideological conflict between East Europe and the West at the time of the Hungarian revolt. The story, which centers around Jakob Abs, an East German railroad dispatcher, illuminates the psychological and political realit[...]
A collection of the work of Uwe Johnson. It includes "Speculations about Jakob," a Faulknerian novel; selections from "Anniversaries: From the Life of Gesine Cresspahl"; Anniversaries II: From the Life of Gesine Cresspahl"; and the writer's essay on the Anniversaries."[...]
Uwe Johnson, aufgebrochen aus einer deutschen Provinz, der man chronisches Zuspätkommen nachsagt, heimisch in der "Gruppe 47", zu Hause in den Metropolen Berlins und New York, war weltläufig wie kaum einer seiner Zunft. Nach seinen ersten drei Romanen zum "Dichter der deutschen Teilung" erklÃ[...]
Accompanied by detailed text, this brand-new photo-based book covers the equipment, weapons, and accessories used by the German Wehrmacht from 1935 to 1945, with an emphasis on support weapons like mortars and nebelwerfers as well as personal weapons including the hand grenade, panzerfaust, and the [...]
The latest title from Ryton features all the variations of the German four wheeled armored car. It contains over 280 color and b+w photographs. The Sd.Kfz. 223, 260 and 261 series vehicles are illustrated with color sideviews by Uwe Feist. 288 photos[...]