Stranger in My Own Country
Author | : Yascha Mounk |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2014-01-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780374157531 |
ISBN-13 | : 0374157537 |
Rating | : 4/5 (537 Downloads) |
Download or read book Stranger in My Own Country written by Yascha Mounk and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving and unsettling exploration of a young man's formative years in a country still struggling with its past As a Jew in postwar Germany, Yascha Mounk felt like a foreigner in his own country. When he mentioned that he is Jewish, some made anti-Semitic jokes or talked about the superiority of the Aryan race. A young man's story of growing up Jewish in Germany, navigating the fraught cycle of mistrust, guilt, and resentment that troubles a country still struggling with the legacy of the Third Reich.