Category Archives: German literature

Die Beiden Schwestern

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

While flipping through the Wilhelm Busch storybook Heidi loaned me, I came across this illustration, and I think we all know what’s going on here. (See my earlier post about this literary star whose stories paved the way for the … Continue reading →

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The Friedrich Kellner Diaries: “From the Darkness into the Light of a Better Future”

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

Friedrich Kellner, shown above in his World War I uniform, was a young man when Germany became a democracy, and he had high hopes that his nation would become a place of free speech and personal liberty. Unfortunately, the young … Continue reading →

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The Grandfather of Comics

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

My friend Heidi recently loaned me her childhood copy of the Wilhelm Busch stories. Wilhelm Busch created Max & Moritz, the devilish duo who came on the scene in 1865 and inspired the modern comic book. Combine the morbid satire … Continue reading →

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Flowers and Books

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

What did Joe and I find at the Koblenz National Garden Show? Well, we found flowers, of course. According to the brochures, there were 6,000 square yards of roses alone (5,000 square meters). Everywhere we looked, we saw fabulous combinations … Continue reading →

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Whimsical Germany

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

From an American point of view, German culture often exhibits a streak of whimsy. My introduction to this came before I arrived in Germany, back in 1999. I was paging through a coffee table book on Hanover and encountered the … Continue reading →

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