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Jerusalem war immer eine schwere Adresse
Die »Unruhen«, das ist der passive Widerstand, die Rebellion, der Aufstand der Palästinenser, die Intifada. Angelika Schrobsdorff begegnet ihr hautnah, denn ihre Wohnung liegt auf der Grünen Grenze unweit der Altstadt von Jerusalem. Hier lebt sie mit jüdischen und arabischen Nachbarn zusammen. Ihre genaue Beobachtungsgabe, ihre Ehrlichkeit und ihre sanfte Ironie geben diesem Bericht über einen scheinbar aussichtslosen Konflikt zwischen zweier Völker seine befreiende Wirkung.
416 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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Angelika Schrobsdorff
17 books56 followersAngelika Schrobsdorff (born December 24, 1927, Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German writer and actress.
Her mother Else, whose first marriage was to the author Fritz Schwiefert, was an assimilated Jew; her father was a member of the wealthy Berlin bourgeoisie. She grew up in Berlin and in 1938 fled, with her mother and sister, to Sofia, Bulgaria, where she remained until the end of the war. Her grandmother was murdered in Theresienstadt. In 1947, Schrobsdorff returned to Germany. In 1971 she married the French film-maker Claude Lanzmann, with whom she subsequently lived in Paris. Later she lived in Munich for a few years before emigrating to Israel. She lived in Jerusalem until early 2006, in a house on the Green Line near the Old City. Today, Angelika Schrobsdorff lives in Berlin.
Schrobsdorff's first novel, "Die Herren" ("The Gentlemen," 1961) caused a scandal and made her famous. She has published a dozen additional books, several of them about Bulgaria. Her memoir of her mother, "Du bist nicht so wie andre Mütter" (1992, 2nd ed.1994) was a best-seller and was also made into a movie for television (1999). It appeared in English under the title "You are not Like Other Mothers" (trans. Steven Rendall, New York: Europa Editions, 2012).
Schrobsdorff is also an actress; she has appeared in "Der Ruf" ("The Last Illusion," 1949) and in several films and television programs about her own life. One of the most famous ones is the German documentary of Bulgarian film-maker Christo Bakalski named "Bulgaria of all Places" ("Ausgerechnet Bulgarien" in German).
(from Wikipedia)
Her mother Else, whose first marriage was to the author Fritz Schwiefert, was an assimilated Jew; her father was a member of the wealthy Berlin bourgeoisie. She grew up in Berlin and in 1938 fled, with her mother and sister, to Sofia, Bulgaria, where she remained until the end of the war. Her grandmother was murdered in Theresienstadt. In 1947, Schrobsdorff returned to Germany. In 1971 she married the French film-maker Claude Lanzmann, with whom she subsequently lived in Paris. Later she lived in Munich for a few years before emigrating to Israel. She lived in Jerusalem until early 2006, in a house on the Green Line near the Old City. Today, Angelika Schrobsdorff lives in Berlin.
Schrobsdorff's first novel, "Die Herren" ("The Gentlemen," 1961) caused a scandal and made her famous. She has published a dozen additional books, several of them about Bulgaria. Her memoir of her mother, "Du bist nicht so wie andre Mütter" (1992, 2nd ed.1994) was a best-seller and was also made into a movie for television (1999). It appeared in English under the title "You are not Like Other Mothers" (trans. Steven Rendall, New York: Europa Editions, 2012).
Schrobsdorff is also an actress; she has appeared in "Der Ruf" ("The Last Illusion," 1949) and in several films and television programs about her own life. One of the most famous ones is the German documentary of Bulgarian film-maker Christo Bakalski named "Bulgaria of all Places" ("Ausgerechnet Bulgarien" in German).
(from Wikipedia)
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April 25, 2016
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Offensichtlich stehe ich mit meiner Meinung allein auf weiter Flur, aber mich nervt dieses Buch, oder eher die Autorin. Eine intelligente und gebildete Frau, noch dazu Schriftstellerin, kommt 27 Jahre lang immer wieder fuer laengere Zeit nach Jerusalem und lebt dort anschliessend 6 Jahre lang, bevor die Intifada ausbricht. Weder lernt sie in dieser langen Zeit mehr als ein paar Worte Hebraeisch und/oder Arabisch noch scheint sie sich sehr dafuer interessiert zu haben, was um sie herum vor sich geht, nur um dann 400 Seiten lang in naives Wehklagen zu verfallen.
Offensichtlich stehe ich mit meiner Meinung allein auf weiter Flur, aber mich nervt dieses Buch, oder eher die Autorin. Eine intelligente und gebildete Frau, noch dazu Schriftstellerin, kommt 27 Jahre lang immer wieder fuer laengere Zeit nach Jerusalem und lebt dort anschliessend 6 Jahre lang, bevor die Intifada ausbricht. Weder lernt sie in dieser langen Zeit mehr als ein paar Worte Hebraeisch und/oder Arabisch noch scheint sie sich sehr dafuer interessiert zu haben, was um sie herum vor sich geht, nur um dann 400 Seiten lang in naives Wehklagen zu verfallen.
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