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books:

What Remains and Other Stories
Christa Wolf

University Of Chicago Press, 1995

What Remains collects Christa Wolf's short fiction, from early work in the sixties to the widely debated title story, first published in Germany in 1990. Addressing a wide range of topics, from sexual politics to the nature of memory, these powerful and often very personal stories offer a fascinating introduction to Wolf's work. What Remains and Other Stories . . . is clear and farsighted. The eight heartfelt stories in the book show why she ...

Medea

7 reviews
Christa Wolf

Nan A. Talese, 1998

Luminous and extraordinarily powerful
Witch, vindictive wife, child-murderer: Medea's reputation throughout the ages has been a nasty one, but she has always fascinated. The brave and controversial writer Christa Wolf abandons the more usual, cautious approach to writing fiction based on myths, instead coming from the perspective of what else might have happened to make people create such a story. In other words, a cover-up. Wolf's ...

In the Flesh

1 review
Christa Wolf

Verba Mundi, 2007

quite good
This is a lyrical, intriguing novella - I would term it that as opposed to novel - that is definitely worth some attention. As the main character floats between consciousness and unconsciousness, experiencing visions of Hell and flashbacks inspired by Goethe, Greek mythology, and her own personal history you are drawn in to her world where she alternates between being an individual and an ...

The Quest for Christa T.

3 reviews
Christa Wolf

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979

A woman who does not fit in
Christa T. is the story of a woman growing up in post-war East-Germany - under Communist rule. She is not openly hostile to the regime, but she is a woman who does not fit in, a dreamer and a romantic. Her life is not outwardly dramatic: She reads literature at university, works as a teacher, marries a vet and lives far away from the big city, but this intensely private life was in itself an act ...

Der geteilte Himmel

1 review
Christa Wolf

Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1994

Eye-Opening Novel
I read this book in a German literature course from my college major and I loved it. It was a great view of how people were torn apart by the building of the Wall, but more importantly of the Eastern viewpoint to Berlin's division. A great read.

Cassandra: A Novel and four Essays

17 reviews
Christa Wolf

Farrar Straus Giroux, 1984

Unique
Cassandra by Christa Wolf is a quite difficult (sometimes challenging) work, but a proper understanding allowed me to remain absorbed in the plot. The style is a classic stream of conscience, quite possibly the reason why this book is so demanding. There have been allegations that Wolf is an elitist, that she cares only for the "happy few", which is partially true considering that you have to ...

The Fourth Dimension: Interview With Christa Wolf
Hilary Pilkington, Karin McPherson, ...

Verso, 1988

Kassandra
Christa Wolf

Aufbau Verlag, 1988

ISBN 3351003218 Vier Vorlesungen - eine Erzaehlung

Le Ciel Partage: Roman Traduit de L'Allemand par Bernard Robert
Christa Wolf

Les Editeurs Francais Reunis, 1964

Ce roman d'amour paru en 1963 est aussi une coupe a travers la societe de la Republique Democratique Allemande. C'est en particular un tableau de sa jeunesse, des taches qui lui incombent et des problems qu'elle doit resoudre. Ouvrier ou ingenieur, professeur ou eudiant, chacun reagit selon son passe et son courage aux multiples difficulties de cette Allemagne democratique des annes 1960-61. Des choix s'imposent, qui parfois menacent de comme ...