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Flight To Afar
''Flight to Afar'' () is a 1957 novel by the German writer Alfred Andersch. It was published in English in 1958, translated by Michael Bullock. Plot In 1938, a group of people attempt to leave a coastal village in Germany and cross the Baltic Sea to Sweden. There is a boy whose father has died at sea, a Jewess named Judith whose mother committed suicide to help her flee, and a self-doubting communist named Gregor. There is also the Expressionism, expressionist sculpture ' by Ernst Barlach, which a pastor wishes to smuggle into safety. A fisherman named Knutsen is approached but does not want to be involved in the enterprise. Eventually, Gregor forces Knutsen to bring the sculpture, the boy and Judith with him on his boat, but at the expense of Gregor who is left behind. Reception ''Kirkus Reviews'' called the book oblique and elusive, and wrote that despite an excellent English translation, it will only appeal to niche readers. Adaptations ''Flight to Afar'' has been adapted for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Andersch
Alfred Hellmuth Andersch (; 4 February 1914 – 21 February 1980) 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. Life His parents were Alfred Andersch (1875–1929) and his wife Hedwig, née Watzek (1884–1976). His school master was Joseph Gebhard Himmler, the father of Heinrich Himmler. He wrote about this in '' The Father of a Murderer''. 1914 to 1945 In 1930, after an apprenticeship as a bookseller, Andersch became a youth leader in the Communist Party. As a consequence, he was held for six months in the Dachau concentration camp in 1933. He then left the party and entered a depressive phase of "total introversion". It was during this period that he first became engaged in the arts, adopting the stance that became known as ''innere Emigration'' ("internal emigration") – despite remaining in G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |