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Title: Westmark : Roman aus dem Elsaß
Alternate Title: Westmark : Roman aus dem Elsass
Original Publication: Stuttgart: Türmer-Verlag Greiner und Pfeiffer, 1919.
Note: Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Peter Becker, Hans Theyer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Westmark: Roman aus dem Elsaß" by Friedrich Lienhard is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of World War I and explores themes of identity, love, and the struggles of life in Alsace during a time of conflict. The main character, Pfarrer Johann Friedrich Arnold, is depicted as a solemn yet thoughtful man grappling with personal loss and the broader implications of war on his homeland. The opening of the novel introduces the eerie autumn landscape of Alsace, filled with a sense of melancholy as Arnold reflects on his life and the ongoing war that threatens the stability of his community. He is portrayed as a man burdened by the weight of his past, including sorrow for his wife and concerns for his troubled son, Gustav. As he sits in a quiet spot contemplating his feelings, the narrative shifts to Gustav and his fiancée, Fanny Bieler, revealing their intertwined lives amid the chaos of war. The reader is drawn into a story of familial love, cultural conflict, and the struggles faced by those on the home front, setting the stage for deeper explorations of personal and national identity in the chapters to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Lienhard, Friedrich, 1865-1929
EBook No.: 74449
Published: Sep 20, 2024
Downloads: 148
Language: German
Subject: Families -- Fiction
Subject: Alsace (France) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: Westmark : Roman aus dem Elsaß
Alternate Title: Westmark : Roman aus dem Elsass
Original Publication: Stuttgart: Türmer-Verlag Greiner und Pfeiffer, 1919.
Note: Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Peter Becker, Hans Theyer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Westmark: Roman aus dem Elsaß" by Friedrich Lienhard is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of World War I and explores themes of identity, love, and the struggles of life in Alsace during a time of conflict. The main character, Pfarrer Johann Friedrich Arnold, is depicted as a solemn yet thoughtful man grappling with personal loss and the broader implications of war on his homeland. The opening of the novel introduces the eerie autumn landscape of Alsace, filled with a sense of melancholy as Arnold reflects on his life and the ongoing war that threatens the stability of his community. He is portrayed as a man burdened by the weight of his past, including sorrow for his wife and concerns for his troubled son, Gustav. As he sits in a quiet spot contemplating his feelings, the narrative shifts to Gustav and his fiancée, Fanny Bieler, revealing their intertwined lives amid the chaos of war. The reader is drawn into a story of familial love, cultural conflict, and the struggles faced by those on the home front, setting the stage for deeper explorations of personal and national identity in the chapters to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Lienhard, Friedrich, 1865-1929
EBook No.: 74449
Published: Sep 20, 2024
Downloads: 148
Language: German
Subject: Families -- Fiction
Subject: Alsace (France) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.