She is from Mariupol

Sie kam aus Mariupol

★Content introduction "If you have seen what I have seen." Mother always repeats this sentence again and again.
"Dear God, please let me feel what she felt, just for a moment," the daughter said many years later.
When Natasha Wodin was ten years old, her mother left home and never returned. Later, she learned that she had drowned herself in the Regnitz River, leaving behind no words. Her father, a heavy drinker, spent his days buried in Russian books. Only then did the author realize she knew nothing about her, except that she was from Mariupol and had been deported from Ukraine to Germany in 1943 as a forced laborer. With these scant clues, Natasha Wodin pieced together the shattered pieces, discovering that her family's past was a profound mystery, a historical allegory of Eastern Europe's suffering. The author captivatingly reconstructs her mother's personal and family history, as well as the turbulent history of the 20th century. Although this is a work of nonfiction, it is even more magical, dramatic, and thrilling than fiction.
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★Editor's recommendation◎A family history, a microcosm of a century of world disasters◎A true record of the 20th century Eastern European disaster, filling the gap in the publication of the history of Eastern labor during World War II◎A writer comparable to Winfried Sebald uses words to save lost lives and memories◎Rewrites the history of Eastern Europe, piecing together the fragments of history, and fully restores a tragic personal history. The 12,000,000 Eastern laborers are by no means a historical footnote outside the Holocaust of the Jews in World War II. They present a panoramic view of the tragedy of European civilization and reveal the unknown fate of the Ukrainians◎Won the second largest literary award in the German language, the "Leipzig Book Prize" (non-fiction), the Döblin Prize, and received high praise from German Literature Online, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and Süddeutsche Zeitung◎It was translated into French, Lebanese, Italian, Lithuanian, Dutch, Spanish, Ukrainian, Arabic and other languages ​​upon publication, and has long been at the top of the German book list
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★Media reviews: It presents a panoramic view of the century through family history...an amazing work.
——Der Spiegel
…Only through personal narrative can we understand how historical events have shaped a person’s experiences, and how current events have fundamentally shaped their lives. It is no coincidence that this work allows us to see the shadows of the great German memory artist Sebald, rescuing lost lives from oblivion.
—Sigrid Löffler, 2015 Döblin Prize acceptance speech “A crucial text about forgetting. …This gripping masterpiece goes far beyond the search for one’s own family roots.”
—German Literature Online: Human life is so insignificant yet so rich, yet it vanishes so silently in the shredder of history. This is what "She Came from Mariupol" tells, as the author navigates a quest between fiction and research, reconstruction and memory. ... The author's language is unadorned, but that's perfectly fitting. ... This is truly great and influential art.
- Jörg Magenau, German Radio Culture Service. A web of unpredictable and surprising clues, like a crime thriller, where every detail adds tension and, by chance, leads to a series of incredible events... "She is from Mariupol" is a microcosm of the history of catastrophes in the 20th century, whose repercussions continue to this day.
—Helmut Böttiger, Die Zeit
There have been several works in recent years that deal with the nightmares of the 20th century, with violence as distant as archival records. Although Natasha Wardin only presents a small part of the story as it unfolds, her story brings the reader so close that we see ourselves in it.
—Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Natasha Wardin has established a writing style that is both classic and extraordinary.
—Hans-Peter Kunisch, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Revolution, hunger, world war, civil war, the Gulag—this is a family story that is even more dramatic. ... Natasha Wardin has inherited a mission that historians seem unable to continue: exposing the history of forced labor and prisoners of war to the public eye.
—Deutsche Welle This book is captivating. The very first sentence brings my heart to my throat. It's so tragic and moving, it's hard to stop turning the pages. ...It belongs to the vein of Herta Müller and Imre Kertész.
——Cologne City News
...a great book that defies silence. It is a vivid, lively, questioning, desperate, and moving history. Of course, it is also filled with pain. This is a tear-jerking book, a personal history written through multiple threads and searches.
—Bavarian Radio 2 Culture Channel With limited information, Wodin carefully pieced together the fragments of his enigmatic family history, resulting in this acclaimed, soulful masterpiece, on par with W. G. Sebald. … "She Was from Mariupol" fills a literary void, serving as a monument to thousands of Eastern Europeans through this deeply moving tracing of their mother's family.
——New Books in German
This book calls attention to historical topics that are often overlooked and overlooked, including the history of Eastern labor in Nazi Germany. At times, it resembles a mystery novel, a book you can't stop reading because you never know what Natasha Wardin will fill in the gaps. Much emerges from history, yet much remains unsaid. This is the meaning of writing family history.
——Beyond History
This book once again exposes a scar in German history. Many archival materials were deliberately destroyed, and memories of those involved vanished with their passing. Even those who still know about the events remain largely silent. ... I believe that with the dissemination of this book, this obscured and forgotten history will re-enter public memory.
——China's Literary Gazette

2021-03-01

新星出版社

306

9787513342988