Table of Contents

Abbreviations
Introduction
Childhood, School, Apprenticeship: 1921-1940
"The Happiest Time of My Life": January-June 1941
The Eastern Front and Courts-Martial: 1941-1943
Actor Turned Writer: Jena, Hamburg, and Basel: 1944-1947
The Poems
Draussen vor der Tür
The Short Stories
The Reception of Borchert's Life and Works
Conclusion
Works Cited
Index

About the Author

Professor of German at King's College, Aberdeen, UK

Reviews

...an important, long overdue contribution to Borchert scholarship.... The volume belongs in every library because it provides invaluable basic research on Borchert's life and works.
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