Born Guilty

Shares interviews with the children of Nazi war criminals, in which they describe their childhoods, how they learned about their parents' past, and their feelings today

Published last year in Germany, this became an immediate sensation. The book documents 14 interviews by Sichrovsky with children (and grandchildren) of Nazi war criminals. Because the perpetrators have shrouded their past in silence, vaguenesses, and lies, their descendants are cut off from any kind of productive dialogue with their parents. The interviews reveal the struggles of a generation caught between fascist family ideals and the realities of a new society committed to democracy. The spontaneous and expressive language of the original comes through very well in the translation. Essential for most libraries. Ulrike S. Rettig, Wellesley Coll., Mass.
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