The Quest for Christa T.
The Quest for Christa T. (Nachdenken über Christa T.) is a 1968 novel by German writer Christa Wolf that follows two childhood friends from the second World War into the 1960s in East Germany. Stylistically it demonstrates a subjectivist experimentation in prose characteristic of GDR literature of the 1960s.[1] According to the 2013 exhibition "David Bowie Is," the novel was one of David Bowie's 100 favourite books.[2]
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| Author | Christa Wolf |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nachdenken über Christa T. |
| Translator | Christopher Middleton |
| Country | East Germany  |
| Language | German |
| Genre | novel |
| Publisher | Mitteldeutschen Verlag, Halle |
Publication date | 1968 |
Published in English | 1971 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| LC Class | PT2685.O36 N3 |
Plot
An unnamed narrator first meets Krischan when they are school children during the end of World War II. With the end of the war they are both displaced but reunite again as young women, when they are both taking university courses.
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References
- Bathrick, David (1995). The Powers of Speech: The Politics of Culture in the GDR. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 92.
- Jones, Josh. "David Bowie's Top 100 Books". Open Culture. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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