Two Lives of My Grandfather

Pohl, Andreas
Two Lives of My Grandfather

Two Lives of My Grandfather

Pohl, Andreas

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In 1937, the Nazi propaganda machine feted Friedrich Wilhelm Hymmen as a literary star. A decade later, he gave up writing fiction altogether as an act of self-punishment for his complicity in the crimes of the Nazi regime. Now his grandson, Melbourne writer Andreas Pohl, tries to find answers to the question of how a talented young man from an educated middle-class family was radicalised into joining the Nazi movement. He discovers a story of how education, talent and keen ambition led to collusion with one of the most murderous regimes of the 20th century. A story about guilt, memory, and the joys and limitations of reinvention. And most of all, a story about whether the love of a grandson can withstand the revelations about his grandfather's past.

Author:   Pohl, Andreas
Publisher:   Australian Scholarly Publishing
ISBN:  

9781922952196


Pages:   230
Publication Date:   30 March 2023
Bind Format:   Paperback
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In 1937, the Nazi propaganda machine feted Friedrich Wilhelm Hymmen as a literary star. A decade later, he gave up writing fiction altogether as an act of self-punishment for his complicity in the crimes of the Nazi regime. Now his grandson, Melbourne writer Andreas Pohl, tries to find answers to the question of how a talented young man from an educated middle-class family was radicalised into joining the Nazi movement. He discovers a story of how education, talent and keen ambition led to collusion with one of the most murderous regimes of the 20th century. A story about guilt, memory, and the joys and limitations of reinvention. And most of all, a story about whether the love of a grandson can withstand the revelations about his grandfather's past.

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Author:   Pohl, Andreas
Publisher:   Australian Scholarly Publishing
ISBN:  

9781922952196


Pages:   230
Publication Date:   30 March 2023
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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