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On the Natural History of Destruction
Contributor(s): Sebald, W. G. (Author), Bell, Anthea (Translator)
ISBN: 0375756574     ISBN-13: 9780375756573
Publisher: Modern Library
OUR PRICE:   $15.30  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2004
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Annotation: During World War Two, 131 German cities and towns were targeted by Allied bombs, a good number almost entirely flattened. Six hundred thousand German civilians died--a figure twice that of all American war casualties. Seven and a half million Germans were left homeless. Given the astonishing scope of the devastation, W. G. Sebald asks, why does the subject occupy so little space in Germany's cultural memory? On the Natural History of Destruction probes deeply into this ominous silence.
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | European - German
Dewey: 833.914
LCCN: 2002075187
Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.16" W x 8.01" (0.36 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Cultural Region - Germany
 
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During World War Two, 131 German cities and towns were targeted by Allied bombs, a good number almost entirely flattened. Six hundred thousand German civilians died--a figure twice that of all American war casualties. Seven and a half million Germans were left homeless. Given the astonishing scope of the devastation, W. G. Sebald asks, why does the subject occupy so little space in Germany's cultural memory? On the Natural History of Destruction probes deeply into this ominous silence.