Name: On the Natural History of Destruction
ISBN: 9780375756573

Who It's For

Good for readers who enjoy LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events
Good for readers interested in history
Good for fans of History

What You Get

Themes: History, Historical, Culture.
Reading lane: Subjects & Themes and Military.
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group.

About This Book

During World War Two, 131 German cities and towns were targeted by Allied bombs, a good number almost entirely flattened. Six hundred thousand German civilians died—a figure twice that of all American war casualties. Seven and a half million Germans were left homeless. Given the astonishing scope of the devastation, W. G. Sebald asks, why does the subject occupy so little space in Germany’s cultural memory? On the Natural History of Destruction probes deeply into this ominou...

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During World War Two, 131 German cities and towns were targeted by Allied bombs, a good number almost entirely flattened. Six hundred thousand German civilians died—a figure twice that of all American war casualties. Seven and a half million Germans were left homeless. Given the astonishing scope of the devastation, W. G. Sebald asks, why does the subject occupy so little space in Germany’s cultural memory? On the Natural History of Destruction probes deeply into this ominous silence.