- Taschenbuch: 444 Seiten
- Verlag: Authorhouse (28. Oktober 2010)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1452079277
- ISBN-13: 978-1452079271
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 321.363 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In the aftermath of World War II, the author was among those relocated in what may have been the largest forced resettlement of a population in modern history - the expulsion of at least twelve million people from the former German provinces of East Prussia, Silesia, and Pomerania, as well as from German enclaves in Eastern Europe. As a result, West Germany's population swelled with the arrival of millions of refugees. With housing already scarce, jobs hard to come by, and religious differences often setting them apart, the newcomers were not always welcomed with open arms. STRETCH recounts the thirteen eventful years in the author's life following his reunion with his father in Cologne, West Germany, in 1950. With both humor and suspense, STRETCH provides a fascinating glimpse into German life during a period when the country was experiencing a transformative economic recovery, but also at times struggling to confront the shadow of its recent Nazi past.
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Das Schicksal von G.Nitsch im Nachkriegsdeutschland hat mich sehr berührt.Genauso wie in meiner Rezension von
'weeds like us' meine ich,dass die Erfahrungen von G.Nitsch zum Teil Geschichtsbücher ersetzen.Das Wiedererstarken
der deutschen Wirtschaft und die Meinungen der "Altnazis" führen dem Leser vor Augen, mit welchen Problemen die
deutsche Demokratie zu kämpfen hatte.
Mich würden die Erfahrungen interessieren, die G.Nitsch in Amerika gemacht hat.Also, ein weiteres Buch wäre
für mich sehr lesenswert.( natürlich auch für andere Leser.)
'weeds like us' meine ich,dass die Erfahrungen von G.Nitsch zum Teil Geschichtsbücher ersetzen.Das Wiedererstarken
der deutschen Wirtschaft und die Meinungen der "Altnazis" führen dem Leser vor Augen, mit welchen Problemen die
deutsche Demokratie zu kämpfen hatte.
Mich würden die Erfahrungen interessieren, die G.Nitsch in Amerika gemacht hat.Also, ein weiteres Buch wäre
für mich sehr lesenswert.( natürlich auch für andere Leser.)
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Hoping for a Third Book!
30. Januar 2011
Format:Taschenbuch|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
I did not review "Weeds Like Us" but, found it so wonderful and was so happy to find that "Stretch" picked right up and went on. BUT...now...Gunter is heading to America and it would be so wonderful to find out how immigrating to the United States worked out for him. One tends to get attached to the characters in his books and, feel the need to know how things worked out. Thank you for two wonderful books. I plan to watch in the event that one more is written.
Growing Weeds
30. Dezember 2011
Format:Taschenbuch
Readers of Gunter Nitsch's extraordinary autobiographical book "Weeds
Like Us" might wonder how life continued in postwar Germany for the
brave refugee boy who had lost his home in East Prussia, survived the
life-threatening Soviet rule, was trapped for years in his occupied
homeland, and was expelled to a defeated and demoralized Germany. In
"Stretch", the follow up, Nitsch writes about his youth and upbringing
in a small German town near Cologne. His reunited family's adjustment
to a West German society that had not suffered the loss and cruelty
the Nitsches went through is not easy and help is not always offered.
Gunter, who is growing fast and tall and earns the nickname "Stretch",
learns the importance of education. With the help of his always
supportive mother, who convinces his father to let their son study, he
finishes trade school and starts a career as a salesman in a trade
company. As in "Weeds Like Us" Nitsch's writing is lively, humorous
and not self-centered. He observes very carefully the world around
him, how people deal with the past and how they face the challenge of
building a new Germany. Nitsch's characterisations of people he lives
and works with are accurate and unemotional observations, they are always
fair. "Stretch" is not only a stretch of "Weeds Like Us", it is a very
intense and thoughtful look into the German soul and how Germans tried
to regain self-confidence after the political and moral defeat of WW II.
The book ends with Nitsch's move in the early Sixties to the United States
where he has lived ever since. Given his talent and ability to write,
we can hope for another sequel letting us follow his American enterprises!
Like Us" might wonder how life continued in postwar Germany for the
brave refugee boy who had lost his home in East Prussia, survived the
life-threatening Soviet rule, was trapped for years in his occupied
homeland, and was expelled to a defeated and demoralized Germany. In
"Stretch", the follow up, Nitsch writes about his youth and upbringing
in a small German town near Cologne. His reunited family's adjustment
to a West German society that had not suffered the loss and cruelty
the Nitsches went through is not easy and help is not always offered.
Gunter, who is growing fast and tall and earns the nickname "Stretch",
learns the importance of education. With the help of his always
supportive mother, who convinces his father to let their son study, he
finishes trade school and starts a career as a salesman in a trade
company. As in "Weeds Like Us" Nitsch's writing is lively, humorous
and not self-centered. He observes very carefully the world around
him, how people deal with the past and how they face the challenge of
building a new Germany. Nitsch's characterisations of people he lives
and works with are accurate and unemotional observations, they are always
fair. "Stretch" is not only a stretch of "Weeds Like Us", it is a very
intense and thoughtful look into the German soul and how Germans tried
to regain self-confidence after the political and moral defeat of WW II.
The book ends with Nitsch's move in the early Sixties to the United States
where he has lived ever since. Given his talent and ability to write,
we can hope for another sequel letting us follow his American enterprises!
Stretch: Coming of Age in Post-WWII Germany
4. Oktober 2011
Format:Taschenbuch
Having read Weeds Like Us, Gunter Nitsch's previous memoir about his childhood under the Nazi regime in East Prussia, I was very interested in the sequel.
I enjoyed following Gunter and his family as they returned to normalcy in post-war Germany. Gunter's will to improve was inspiring, and readers will be rooting for him every step of the way.The details about German society at that time were fascinating: the lingering anti-Semitism; the fact that many Germans had never read Hitler's book Mein Kampf; that the first television mini-series about the war didn't arrive until fifteen years after the war's end. Readers of Stretch will get a first-hand account of what growing up was like for a specific young person in that environment. Stretch concludes as Gunter heads off to America. I hope there will be a third book, filled with the kind of riveting storytelling found in Weeds Like Us and Stretch.
STRETCH: Coming of Age in Post-War Germany
I enjoyed following Gunter and his family as they returned to normalcy in post-war Germany. Gunter's will to improve was inspiring, and readers will be rooting for him every step of the way.The details about German society at that time were fascinating: the lingering anti-Semitism; the fact that many Germans had never read Hitler's book Mein Kampf; that the first television mini-series about the war didn't arrive until fifteen years after the war's end. Readers of Stretch will get a first-hand account of what growing up was like for a specific young person in that environment. Stretch concludes as Gunter heads off to America. I hope there will be a third book, filled with the kind of riveting storytelling found in Weeds Like Us and Stretch.
STRETCH: Coming of Age in Post-War Germany
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