Anna Seghers Libros
19 de noviembre de 1900 – 1 de junio de 1983
Anna Seghers fue una escritora alemana reconocida por sus profundas representaciones de las experiencias morales moldeadas por la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Su prosa se caracteriza por una profunda perspicacia en la psique humana, adentrándose a menudo en temas de inocencia perdida y las injusticias ineludibles de la guerra. Seghers entrelaza magistralmente reminiscencias personales con eventos históricos más amplios para explorar cómo los individuos se enfrentan al nazismo y sus devastadoras consecuencias. Su capacidad para evocar un potente sentido de pérdida y futilidad solidifica su importancia como voz literaria.
Con las bendiciones de su fallecido padre resonando en su cabeza, el joven granjero Joseph Wayne abandona la casa familiar en Vermont para iniciar una nueva vida en California. Allí hará realidad su sueño de construir una granja en un fértil valle, donde se irá obsesionando cada vez más hasta acabar con el imponente árbol que crece junto a la casa convencido de que en él mora el espíritu de su progenitor. La prosperidad le decide a traer junto a él a sus hermanos y sus familias, pero uno de ellos, atemorizado por lo que considera creencias paganas de Joseph, talará el árbol. Y todo cambiará para siempre...
This collection features a fresh translation of the author's most compelling and thought-provoking short stories, showcasing their distinctive narrative style. Renowned for works like Transit and The Seventh Cross, the author delves into complex themes and human experiences, inviting readers to explore the depths of emotion and insight within each tale. The stories promise to challenge perspectives and provoke reflection, making this an essential read for fans of literary fiction.
Fiction. Latinx Studies. African & African American Studies. THREE WOMEN OF HAITI, first published in German in 1980, is the final work by the great German writer, Anna Seghers. The three stories of the triptych concern women caught up in historical events across almost 500 years of Haitian history, beginning with the time of Christopher Columbus's exploratory voyages to the New World and ending in the 1970s with the repressive measures of the BÃ(c)bÃ(c) Doc Duvalier regime. These three uncompromising portrayals of women caught up in life-threatening situations form Anna Seghers's testimony work, demonstrating her lifelong concern as a revolutionary writer to give voice to those marginalized in history. Also included here is the 1948 essay Seghers wrote about the life of Toussaint Louverture and his pivotal role in the Haitian Revolution.
Crossing
- 166 páginas
- 6 horas de lectura
First publication in English of what has been described as the culmination of the career of this great German novelist, a committed activist and writer who lived through many of the twentieth century's most horrific political and historical events and tackled them in deeply humanist writing.
From Posada To Isotype, From Kollwitz To Catlett
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