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Herta Müller - Atemschaukel

The fate of the young Leopold Auberg from Sibiu, Transylvania is told in a Russian labor camp. Immediately after the liberation from fascism in Romania it is random, at least it is not clear why exactly he is on the list and not someone else's ethnic German from Romania, was deported to a Russian labor camp in order to make reparation. On the whole, he must stay there for five years, of which he is hungry the first three years before (not only) improves the nutritional status. After the end of time there, he is also not permanent, however, in Sibiu, but moves first to Bucharest and be discovered there again because of his homosexuality and lived the fear that too, to Vienna.

to act incredible poetic the book. The rapture of conditions can present in a labor camp, without any intention that a reality will be lost the work camp. Is made plausible that in some way by the things that are not told - the beginning of the camp so lacking as well, like the end of the camp, after the food has and thus improve living conditions considerably. Exactly what the camp can really take a back seat and can therefore also the reality of suffering Auberg Leopold and his comrades disappear somewhat. Instead connect its actually nice, new terms, the rapture of the currently suffering from one's body, the individuality, (be) make tangible. It also shows the incredible fragility of life, which is coupled with a tenacity of life, which shows just only by the numerous situations in which it is simply not yet broken. Such is life in the camp is a way dream trip ... only framed from the beginning and end, nor are the individual, numerous sections not assigned a time.

-itself, I prefer on the subject, etc. but a more realistic style, looks very strange to read the so-poeticized. Despite this, and therefore it but it already has its own charm.
The wind was from the front, the steppe ran into me and wanted me to break down because I was thin and hungry. (194)



(10f [The parents feel like all the Germans], 34 [Atemschaukel], 41 [I'll always less], 43 [Leopold Auberg from Sibiu], 54 [cripple gymnastics], 109 [Trinity of bread]; 120] [steadfastness, 127 [no evidence] to be allowed home, 133 [The same belly of the Russians], 194 [The whole prairie],! 226 [a plan], 253 [Do not waste], 268 [ Nichtrührer / Hunger angels], 282f [was written], 288f [the park])