by Alfred Andersch · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9783257236019
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«Sansibar oder der letzte Grund» is the novel by Alfred Andersch, published by Diogenes in paperback (178 pages, in German).
Set in Rerik, on the Baltic coast, in 1937, the novel follows a pastor, a young Jewish woman and other residents trying to escape Nazi repression. Andersch interweaves their stories to explore resistance, freedom and meaning in a time of terror.
Originally published in 1957; this Diogenes edition is from 2006. It corresponds to no. 23601 in the Diogenes-Taschenbuch series.
Used as school reading in Germany and of interest to those seeking classics of twentieth-century German literature.
Alfred Hellmuth Andersch was a German writer, publisher, and radio editor. The son of a conservative East Prussian army officer, he was born in Munich, Germany, and died in Berzona, Ticino, Switzerland. Martin Andersch, his brother, was also a writer.
