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Sonya Huber - Opa Nobody - 9780803243620 - V9780803243620
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Opa Nobody

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Description for Opa Nobody Paperback. Offers a rare look into the heart of the average socialist trying to survive the Nazis and rebuild a broken world Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 380 pages, 7 photographs, 1 genealogy, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.

It had come to this: breast-feeding her screaming three-month-old while sitting on the cigarette-scarred floor of a union hall, lying to her husband so she could attend yet another activist meeting, and otherwise actively self-destructing. Then Sonya Huber turned to her long-dead grandfather, the family “nobody,” for help.

Huber’s search for meaning and resonance in the life of her grandfather Heina Buschman was unusual insofar as she knew him only through dismissive family stories. He let his wife die of neglect . . . he used his infant son as a decoy when transporting anti-Nazi literature in a baby carriage . ... Read more

Through her research, Huber not only conjured her grandfather’s voice in answer to many of the questions that troubled her but also found in his story a source of personal sustenance. Based on extensive research and documentation, this story of Heina Buschman offers a rare look into the heart of the “average” socialist trying to survive the Nazis and rebuild a broken world. Alternating with his voice is Huber’s own, providing a rich and moving counterpoint that makes this deeply personal exploration of family, politics, and individual responsibility a story for all of us and for all time.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Series
American Lives
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803243620
SKU
V9780803243620
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About Sonya Huber
Sonya Huber is an assistant professor of English at Fairfield University. She is the author of Cover Me (Nebraska, 2010) as well as the textbook The Backwards Research Guide for Writers, and many essays and articles.

Reviews for Opa Nobody
“Sharp human insights on the omnipresent moral complications of living in Nazi Germany make this a worthwhile read. . . . [A] unique, imaginative take on the family memoir.”—Kirkus Reviews  “Grounded in extensive research and enriched by family anecdotes. . . . The result is thoughtful discourse on political activism and the toll exacted from those dedicated to unpopular causes.”—Deborah ... Read more

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