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My Father's Country : Story of a German Family by Wibke Bruhns (2008, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100307262812

ISBN-139780307262813

eBay Product ID (ePID)61597954

Product Key Features

Original LanguageGerman

Book TitleMy Father's Country : Story of a German Family

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCultural Heritage, Europe / Germany, Presidents & Heads of State, Europe / General

Publication Year2008

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorWibke Bruhns

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-019945

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"A literary feat of extraordinary courage. . . . An intimate glimpse into the heart of darkness. . . . Illuminating." The Washington Times "A clear-eyed portrait of a flawed man living in complex-and nightmarish-times." Newsday "In a time of bogus memoirs that, when exposed to air, crumble before Oprah's baleful glare, My Father's Country is the genuine article." Chicago Sun-Times "Fascinating. . . . For anyone interested in the German psyche between the wars . . . [this] should be compelling reading." Providence Journal "A searing, painful inquiry.... Riveting and heartbreaking." Booklist From the Trade Paperback edition., "In a time of bogus memoirs...Bruhns's is the genuine article." -Chicago Sun-Times "Fascinating.... Compelling reading." -Providence Journal "A searing, painful inquiry.... Riveting and heartbreaking." -Booklist From the Trade Paperback edition., "A literary feat of extraordinary courage. . . . An intimate glimpse into the heart of darkness. . . . Illuminating." -The Washington Times "A clear-eyed portrait of a flawed man living in complex-and nightmarish-times." -Newsday "In a time of bogus memoirs that, when exposed to air, crumble before Oprah's baleful glare,My Father's Countryis the genuine article." -Chicago Sun-Times "Fascinating. . . . For anyone interested in the German psyche between the wars . . . [this] should be compelling reading." -Providence Journal "A searing, painful inquiry.... Riveting and heartbreaking." -Booklist From the Trade Paperback edition., " A fascinating mix of private chronicle, historical report and personal search for identity." -- "Der Spiegel" " A huge achievement." -- "Su ddeutsche Zeitung" " Impressive." -- "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" " A touching, personal book." -- "Berliner Zeitung"

Dewey Decimal943.086/4092 B

SynopsisOn August 15, 1944, Major Hans Georg Klamroth was tried for treason for his part in the July plot against Hitler. Eleven days later, he was executed. Wibke Bruhns, his youngest daughter, was six years old. Decades later, watching a documentary about the events of July 20, she saw images of her father in court suddenly appeared on-screen. "I stare at this man with the empty face. I don't know him. But I can see myself in him--his eyes are my eyes; I know I resemble him. I know I wouldn't be here without him. And what do I know about him? Nothing at all." How could her patriotic family succumb to Nazi sympathies? And what made her father finally renounce Hitler? With a wealth of letters and diaries documenting the story of her family, from the time of Kaiser Wilhelm to the end of the Second World War, and with her own coruscating intelligence, she unravels her family's unique and unforgettable history. "My Father's Country "tells an astounding story--gripping, startlingly intimate, emotionally riveting--of three generations. A huge best seller in the author's native country, it offers unparalleled insight into the experience of being German in the last century. A real-life" Buddenbrooks,", My Fathers Land tells an astounding story--gripping, startlingly intimate, emotionally riveting--of three generations, and offers unparalleled insight into the experience of being German in the last century., My Fathers Land" tells an astounding story--gripping, startlingly intimate, emotionally riveting--of three generations, and offers unparalleled insight into the experience of being German in the last century.

LC Classification NumberDD1