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The German Comedy: Scenes of Life After the Wall
by Leigh Hafrey, Peter Schneider, Philip Boehm
May 15, 2017 - May 16, 2017 (read)

Schneider, P. (1991). The German Comedy: Scenes of Life After the Wall. Farrar Straus Giroux.


Farrar Straus Giroux, 1991. 211 pages. Hardcover. 9780374102012

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p.184
perforce »
(adverb) by physical coercion / (adverb) by force…
p.70
Nibelung loyalty »
translated from the German compound noun "Nibelun…
p.67
hoary »
(adjective) gray or white with or as if with age …
p.56
revanchism »
(noun) revenge / (noun) a usually political polic…
p.55
plebiscite »
(noun) a vote by which the people of an entire co…
p.190
the Germans will never forgive us
A Jewish rabbi best explained the mainspring of t…
p.189
statistics on Jews in Germany
[...] present-day German anti-Semites have to mak…
p.184
antiwar reflex
With all due respect for our neighbours: What can…
p.176
You might as well give it to Adolf Hitler
[...] According to him, unification was "a German…
p.162
the balanced burden
[...] While the West German says, "After all, I e…

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Preface

ruminations on what brought down the Wall

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Preface

ruminations on what brought down the Wall

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3

Before the Fall

what life was like in 1989 before the Wall came down. talks about immigration (of both Germans and non-Germans) and the impact of East Germans who chose to leave East Germany rather than stay put (which, previously, the author would have thought the nobler option)--for it was the former that caught the attention of the world

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3

Before the Fall

what life was like in 1989 before the Wall came down. talks about immigration (of both Germans and non-Germans) and the impact of East Germans who chose to leave East Germany rather than stay put (which, previously, the author would have thought the nobler option)--for it was the former that caught the attention of the world

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East-West Passages

the first few days after the Wall fell. people trying to take souvenirs; lots of tentativity and culture shock from the East Germans; resentment from West Germans at this sudden invasion. the difference between East/West Germans and how difficult it will be to reconcile

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East-West Passages

the first few days after the Wall fell. people trying to take souvenirs; lots of tentativity and culture shock from the East Germans; resentment from West Germans at this sudden invasion. the difference between East/West Germans and how difficult it will be to reconcile

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42

Sentimental Germany

everyone's suddenly talking about revanchism (especially re: Silesia in Poland)

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42

Sentimental Germany

everyone's suddenly talking about revanchism (especially re: Silesia in Poland)

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66

Some People Can Even Sleep Through an Earthquake

we interrupt the scenes of German life to hear about the author's profoundly negative views on socialism, views that were clearly shaped (I would say, too much so) by the Soviet Union

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66

Some People Can Even Sleep Through an Earthquake

we interrupt the scenes of German life to hear about the author's profoundly negative views on socialism, views that were clearly shaped (I would say, too much so) by the Soviet Union

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92

In Germany, Saigon Wins The Vietnamese in Berlin

Vietnamese migrant workers being exploited by East Germany who now find themselves to be unwanted refugees in West Germany

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92

In Germany, Saigon Wins The Vietnamese in Berlin

Vietnamese migrant workers being exploited by East Germany who now find themselves to be unwanted refugees in West Germany

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109

Two Successful Rogues

on public trials, and what the role of the justice system should be in all this

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109

Two Successful Rogues

on public trials, and what the role of the justice system should be in all this

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125

The Genealogist

a forgettable chapter about some German genealogist who didn't want to be descended from Charlemagne but, it turns out, is (along with half of Europe it seems). apparently genealogy was really popular in East Germany

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125

The Genealogist

a forgettable chapter about some German genealogist who didn't want to be descended from Charlemagne but, it turns out, is (along with half of Europe it seems). apparently genealogy was really popular in East Germany

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137

The Deep-Freeze Theory and Other Hypotheses

addressing fears of German reunification (the deep-freeze theory--that Germans will just go back to what they were doing before they were so spectacularly defeated) and the typical differences between East and West Germans

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137

The Deep-Freeze Theory and Other Hypotheses

addressing fears of German reunification (the deep-freeze theory--that Germans will just go back to what they were doing before they were so spectacularly defeated) and the typical differences between East and West Germans

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173

Three Bad Reasons and Two Good Ones to Fear the Germans

more about fears of reunification, and about anti-Semitism which seems to have never really gone away. briefly touches upon German views on the Gulf War (they viewed the US as the aggressor, and Iraq as the victim)

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173

Three Bad Reasons and Two Good Ones to Fear the Germans

more about fears of reunification, and about anti-Semitism which seems to have never really gone away. briefly touches upon German views on the Gulf War (they viewed the US as the aggressor, and Iraq as the victim)

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207

Of Dogs and Germans

on what happened to the German shepherds who used to guard the wall (adopted, sold as pets, possibly eaten?)

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207

Of Dogs and Germans

on what happened to the German shepherds who used to guard the wall (adopted, sold as pets, possibly eaten?)

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