Peter Sichrovsky "Born Guilty; Children of Nazi Families."
Interviews with the children of German Nazi war criminals, in which they describe their childhoods, how they learned about their parents' past, and their feelings today.
The book documents 14 interviews by Sichrovsky with children (and grandchildren) of German Nazi war criminals. Because the perpetrators have shrouded their past in silence, vagueness, and lies, their descendants are cut off from any kind of productive dialogue with their parents. The interviews reveal the struggles of a generation caught between fascist family ideals and the realities of a new society committed to democracy. The spontaneous and expressive language of the original comes through very well in the translation.
Hardcover. 1988.
New book. Very slightly warped from sitting on a shelf. Remainder mark. Minor shelf wear. See pictures.