German Autumn

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GERMAN AUTUMN This page intentionally left blank GERMAN AUTUMN STIG DAGERMAN Foreword byMark Kurlansky Translated by Robin Fulton Macpherson University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis First published as Tysk Host by Norstedts, Sweden, in 1947; copyright 1947 Stig Dagerman. First published in English in Great Britain by Quartet Books Limited, 1988 First U.S. edition published by the University of Minnesota Press, 2011, by agreement with Norstedts Agency. English translation and Introduction copyright 1988 by Robin Fulton Macpherson Foreword copyright 2011 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dagerman, Stig, 1923-1954. [Tysk host. English] German autumn / Stig Dagerman, foreword by Mark Kurlansky, translated by Robin Fulton Macpherson. — 1st U.S. ed. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-8166-7752-8 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Germany—History—1945-1955. 2. Germany—Social life and customs—20th century. 3. Germany—Intellectual life—20th century. I. Macpherson, Robin Fulton. II. Title. PT9875.D12132011 839.787403—dc23 2011030476 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...