Temptation of Despair - Tales of the 1940s

Discusses the time in Germany right after World War II when the country was dealing with the physical, emotional, and mental scars of obliterated cities, hungry refugees, and Nazi war crimes.

About the author

Werner Sollors is Henry B. and Anne M. Cabot Professor of English Literature and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.

Product details

• Authors: Sollors, Werner Sollors
• Publisher: Belknap press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.05.2014
• EAN: 9780674052437
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05243-7
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 243 mm x 33 mm
• Series: The Belknap Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book; History, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical, History of art / art & design styles, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Photographs: collections, United States of America, USA, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, History of the Americas, Film history, theory or criticism, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General