On the Natural History of Destruction Contributor(s): Sebald, W. G. (Author), Bell, Anthea (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0375756574 ISBN-13: 9780375756573 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2004 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. |
Additional Information |
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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Publisher Description: 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. |