On The Natural History Of Destruction

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title On The Natural History Of Destruction
Authors and Contributors      By (author) W. G. Sebald
Translated by Anthea Bell
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
Second world war
ISBN/Barcode 9780140298000
ClassificationsDewey:830.900914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 4 March 2004
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In the last years of World War II, the Allies dropped a million bombs on Germany. Yet the German people have been silent about the resulting devestation and loss of life, failing to recognise the terrible shadow that destruction from the air cast over their land. Here W.G. Sebald asks why it is we turn our backs on the horrors of war, and in addressing our response to the past, offers insights into how we live now.

Author Biography

W. G. Sebald was born in Germany in 1944 and died in 2001. He is the author of The Emigrants, The Rings of Saturn, Vertigo, Austerlitz, After Nature, On the Natural History of Destruction, Unrecounted, Campo Santo and Silent Catastrophes among other publications.