Suddenly everything was different : German lives in upheaval / Olaf Georg Klein ; translated by Ann McGlashan ; edited with an introduction and annotations by Dwight D. Allman.

Author/creator Klein, Olaf G., 1955-
Other author Allman, Dwight David, 1957-
Format Book
Publication InfoRochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2007.
Descriptionxxix, 210 pages ; 23 cm.
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Uniform titlePlötzlich war alles ganz anders. English
SeriesStudies in German literature, linguistics, and culture
Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture. ^A235750
Contents "I think it comes from keeping everything bottled up inside and never opening your mouth" / Klara D. -- "So much of the really good life was lost to us" / Petra B. -- "You should know I won't be blackmailed" / Protestant country pastor -- "They even accuse me of having planned murders" / Major Glewe -- "I never cared much for work just for the sake of work" / Hartmut L. -- "And that's why you'd rather give in first" / Bärbel C. -- "So what's changed? Patriarchy hasn't disappeared" / Beate G. -- "I always hope I won't wake up in the morning" / Rudi K. -- "Somehow or other I want to make up for the mistakes I made back then" / Peter D. -- "So how are people ever going to connect with each other?" / Günter C. -- "You have to keep your mouth shut and do your job as if it's the most fulfilling thing in your life" / Peter B. -- "You can best change the world by changing yourself" / Lars N.
Review "What happens when the world in which people have crafted identities for themselves and lived their lives suddenly disappears? How does a person - or a nation confront such a shock? From 1990 to 1993, at an unparalleled moment in German history, Olaf Georg Klein interviewed almost a hundred fellow former East German citizens, probing their experiences of the sudden collapse of the German Democratic Republic, then composing that material into twelve first-person narratives. The result is a literary account whose narrators include representatives from the cities and the countryside, from young and old, from the East German power elite and the resistance, as well as from those in position to be critical of both the GDR and united Germany, The book was a sensation in Germany upon its publication in 1994, and the translation will be of interest to students and scholars in history and political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and literary studies. It includes an introduction and extensive annotations to assist the reader in understanding the East German and unified German contexts."--Jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2007003494
ISBN9781571133694 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
ISBN1571133690 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

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