| Tearing the Silence: On Being German in America Contributor(s): Hegi, Ursula (Author) |
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ISBN: 068484611X ISBN-13: 9780684846118 Publisher: Touchstone Books OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1998 Annotation: Brilliantly interviewed by bestselling novelist Ursula Hegi, German Americans born in Germany during and immediately following World War II speak out about the legacy of grief and shame that continues to haunt them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies - History | Holocaust - History | Europe - Germany |
| Dewey: 973.043 |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.54" W x 8.42" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 68850 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ursula Hegi grew up in Germany and moved to the United States at age eighteen. As she grew older and raised a family, questions about her roots and her native land haunted her until, at last, she felt compelled to write about them. Tearing the Silence brings together her interviews with dozens of German-born Americans, and their confrontations with the taboo of the Holocaust. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hegi, Ursula: - Ursula Hegi is the author of The Worst Thing I've Done, Sacred Time, Hotel of the Saints, The Vision of Emma Blau, Tearing the Silence, Salt Dancers, Stones from the River, Floating in My Mother's Palm, Unearned Pleasures and Other Stories, Intrusions, and Trudi & Pia. She teaches writing at Stonybrook's Southhampton Campus and she is the recipient of more than thirty grants and awards. |