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Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home

Name: Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
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Book Synopsis: * Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award * Silver Medal Society of Illustrators * * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Comics Beat, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal

This“ingenious reckoning with the past” (The New York Times), by award-winning artist Nora Krug investigates the hidden truths of her family’s wartime history in Nazi Germany.

Nora Krug was born decades after the fall of the Nazi regime, but the Second World War cast a long shadow over her childhood and youth in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany. Yet she knew little about her own family’s involvement; though all four grandparents lived through the war, they never spoke of it.

After twelve years in the US, Krug realizes that living abroad has only intensified her need to ask the questions she didn’t dare to as a child. Returning to Germany, she visits archives, conducts research, and interviews family members, uncovering in the process the stories of her maternal grandfather, a driving teacher in Karlsruhe during the war, and her father’s brother Franz-Karl, who died as a teenage SS soldier. In this extraordinary quest, “Krug erases the boundaries between comics, scrapbooking, and collage as she endeavors to make sense of 20th-century history, the Holocaust, her German heritage, and her family’s place in it all” (The Boston Globe). A highly inventive, “thoughtful, engrossing” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) graphic memoir, Belonging “packs the power of Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home and David Small’s Stitches” (NPR.org).

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Experience the power of history and join Nora Krug on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery in her award-winning graphic memoir, "Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home." Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, this compelling narrative dives deep into the hidden truths of Krug's family's wartime history in Nazi Germany.

As an artist, Krug ingeniously intertwines comics, scrapbooking, and collage to vividly bring her story to life. Through striking illustrations and captivating storytelling, she unravels the long shadow that the Second World War cast over her childhood and youth in Karlsruhe, Germany. Emotionally charged and thought-provoking, "Belonging" is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Living abroad for over a decade has intensified Krug's need to confront the unanswered questions about her family's involvement in the war. With determination and a thirst for knowledge, she embarks on a courageous journey back to Germany, delving into archives, conducting research, and courageously interviewing family members. Along the way, she uncovers the gripping stories of her grandfather, a driving teacher during the war, and her uncle, Franz-Karl, who tragically lost his life as a teenage SS soldier.

This introspective exploration of 20th-century history, the Holocaust, and Krug's own German heritage is not only a deeply personal narrative but also a universal tale of confronting one's past. With its compelling blend of history, artistry, and emotion, "Belonging" packs the same powerful punch as acclaimed works such as Alison Bechdel's "Fun Home" and David Small's "Stitches."

Don't miss your chance to embark on this remarkable journey with Nora Krug. Discover the untold stories, confront the complexities of history, and find a renewed sense of belonging within the pages of "Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home."

Order now and delve into this compelling graphic memoir today!

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