Project Gutenberg 2014-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 144 Kolb, Annette 1870 1967 Kolb, Anna Mathilde Briefe einer Deutsch-Französin Produced by Jens Sadowski "Briefe einer Deutsch-Französin" by Annette Kolb is a collection of letters written during the early 20th century, specifically around the time of World War I. The work offers a poignant exploration of the experiences and emotions of a woman caught between her German and French identities amidst the turbulence of war. The letters reflect on themes of loss, patriotism, and the deep-seated connections between nations that find themselves at odds. The opening of the book presents a reflective and deeply emotional voice, recalling the idyllic days of summer in 1914 before the onset of war disrupted life as it was known. The narrator contrasts the serenity of these moments with the foreboding sense that the conflict is about to swallow their world. As the correspondence unfolds, it sets a tone of nostalgia and grief, revealing the author's inner turmoil as she addresses a deceased friend, grappling with feelings of isolation and the chaos that war brings. These initial letters evoke a powerful sense of longing and unease, hinting at the struggles ahead for the narrator and people caught in the web of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46550/46550-h/images/cover-page.jpg de World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, German D501 Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 222163 222172 2024-09-19T12:17:01.933267 2023-09-20T08:23:37.892053 text/html text/html 217269 2014-08-09T22:47:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 100569 2014-08-09T22:47:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 115442 2024-09-19T12:17:05.800236 application/epub+zip 116019 2024-09-19T12:17:02.773387 application/epub+zip 116020 2024-09-19T12:17:02.360250 application/epub+zip 188309 2024-09-19T12:17:08.474218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160737 2024-09-19T12:17:05.378254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160884 2022-09-21T07:28:48.843324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198372 198364 2024-09-19T12:17:01.621247 2023-09-20T08:23:37.600004 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 195046 2014-08-09T22:47:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 80031 2014-08-09T22:47:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18344 2024-09-19T12:17:08.595222 application/rdf+xml 8490 2024-09-19T12:17:02.425240 image/jpeg 1859 2024-09-19T12:17:02.392249 image/jpeg 103872 2024-09-19T12:17:01.957251 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia