The Shame of Survival: Working Through a Nazi Childhood
by Ursula Mahlendorf
On This Page
Description
"An autobiographical account of the author's childhood and young adulthood in Nazi Germany, the postwar occupation, and her eventual relocation to the West. Contributes to current debates on history and memory, and on everyday and women's history from a feminist, psychoanalytically informed perspective"--Provided by publisher.Tags
Recommendations
Member Recommendations
Member Reviews
Very moving story about what it was like for the author growing up in Nazi Germany, how she became a member of the Hitler Youth movement, and how her views and prejudices changed over time.
Fascinating memoir from a very unique perspective.
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
2 Works 35 Members
Ursula Mahlendorf earned her Ph.D. in German Literature from Brown University in 1958 and spent the rest of her professional life teaching in the German Department and Women's Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 943.086092 — History & geography History of Europe Central Europe: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech, Poland, Hungary Historical periods of Germany Germany 1866- Third Reich 1933-1945 History, geographic treatment, biography Biographies, Diaries And Journals
- LCC
- D811.5 .M25165 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) World War II (1939-1945)
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 33
- Popularity
- 857,995
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.38)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
