"Rosa Luxemburg" - Karl Frohlich . “Social Reform or Revolution”, “Organisational Questions of Russian Social Democracy” Rosa Luxemburg from “The Rosa Luxemburg Reader” eds. Peter Hudis and Kevin B. Anderson. Putting together this reading list I was quite intimidated by Germany, a country I have both studied and feel like I barely know. At the … Continue reading 9. Germany I
Category: First World War
4. Czech Republic
"The Good Soldier Svejk" - Jaroslav Hasek. Translated by Cecil Parrott. Most compare the Good Soldier Svejk to Catch 22 (Joseph Heller) and they are not wrong: it is a riotous and ridiculous send up of war and military pretensions. Starting with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, we follow ordinary Private Svejk through various … Continue reading 4. Czech Republic
3. Belgium
"War and Turpentine" - Stefan Hertmans. Translated from Flemish: David McKay This was a sweet, nicely written account of one man's life, Hertmans' Grandfather - Urbain - based on, inspired by and transcribed from Urbain's memoirs, feverishly written at the end of his life and entrusted to Hertmans for publication. Hertmans' narrative goes further than … Continue reading 3. Belgium
1. Austria
"The World of Yesterday", Stefan Zweig. Not being overly familiar with continental authors I had not heard of Stefan Zweig until I began researching books to read for Austria. His harrowing memoir, The World of Yesterday, seemed the ideal entry into a European reading list: charting the demise of old nineteenth century Vienna and the … Continue reading 1. Austria
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