Eine Liebe aus Nichts. - Softcover

Honigmann, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3499132451 ISBN 13: 9783499132452

Publisher: Rowohlt Tb., 1993

Synopsis

Barbara Honigmannâ s Eine Liebe aus nichts tells the story of a young expatriateâ s journey back to Weimar to attend her fatherâ s funeral. As the narrator remembers her fatherâ s life, she explores her own past and relates her struggle to establish new roots following her emigration from Berlin to Paris. In its portrayal of a young womanâ s complex relationship with her father, the novella offers a rich account of German-Jewish history and of the search for identity in the shadow of World War II.

 

This reader is designed for intermediate and advanced German classes. In addition to English glosses of challenging words, annotations are presented alongside the original German text and provide information about cultural and literary contexts. This edition also offers

 

 study lists for active vocabulary;

  language in contextâ exercises;

 activities for close reading, creative writing, and literary analysis;

 discussion questions and suggestions for dialogues.

 

A final section with secondary texts related to the novel and a brief biography of the author give students additional tools to engage with Eine Liebe aus nichts and to explore its deeper meaning.

 

About this title

About the Author:

Marion Gehlker is senior lector and language coordinator for the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Yale University. Birte Christ is assistant professor at the University of Freiburg and the University of Bonn.

Language Notes:

Text: German

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowohlt Tb.
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 3499132451
• ISBN 13: 9783499132452
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 105