This reading group follows three periods of German history: the Thirty Years' War, the First World War and the Cold War. Each period is explored through a novel about people trying to live and survive in the middle of major historical upheaval.
The books are Daniel Kehlmann's Tyll, Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front and Brigitte Reimann's Wir waren Geschwister. Together they portray lives shaped by turbulent times and the struggle to find meaning when the world around them is falling apart.
