Children and Fire
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Children and Fire

A Novel

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Children and Fire

A Novel

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The fourth novel in Ursula Hegi's acclaimed Burgdorf cycle is "a thoughtful, sidelong approach to the worst moment in Germany's history that invites us to understand how decent people come to collaborate with evil" ( Kirkus Reviews ). Children and Fire tells the story of one day that will forever transform the lives of the people in Burgdorf, Germany, the fictitious village by the river in Ursula Hegi's bestselling novels. February 27, 1934—the first anniversary of the burning of Reichstag, the Parliament building in Berlin.Thekla Jansen, a gifted young teacher, loves her students and tries to protect them from the chaos beyond their village. Believing the Nazis' new regime will not last forever, Thekla begins to relinquish some of her freedoms to keep her teaching position. She has always taken her moral courage for granted, but when each compromise chips away at that courage, she knows she must reclaim it.Ursula Hegi funnels pivotal moments in history through the experience of Thekla, her students, and the townspeople as she writes along the edge where sorrow and bliss meet, and shows us how one society—educated, cultural, compassionate—can slip into a reality that's fabricated by propaganda and controlled by fear.Gorgeously rendered and emotionally taut, Children and Fire confirms Ursula Hegi's position as one of the most distinguished writers of her generation.

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Publisher
Scribner
Year
2011
ISBN
9781451608311
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Historical Fiction
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Description
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Contents
  8. Tuesday, February 27, 1934
  9. 1899
  10. Tuesday, February 27, 1934
  11. 1900
  12. Tuesday, February 27, 1934
  13. 1903: September
  14. Tuesday, February 27, 1934
  15. 1904–1907
  16. Tuesday, February 27, 1934
  17. 1908
  18. Tuesday, February 27, 1934
  19. 1914
  20. Tuesday, February 27, 1934
  21. 1933: May 10–12
  22. Tuesday, February 27, 1934
  23. Back Cover