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1	Cassandra : a novel and four essays more books like this by Christa Wolf Cassandra, daughter of the King of Troy, is endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed. After the fall of Troy, in a stream of memories, associations, reflections she comes to an understanding of her own life and of war. This is a recreation of a classical myth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The quest for Christa T more books like this by Christa Wolf Christa is a young girl in Hitler's Germany; she survives to embrace the new order but her idealism withers as crass materialists corrode its dream. Her story is the story of a whole generation, and a celebration of the unique value of each human being and all human life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.94! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Medea more books like this by Christa Wolf A novelization of the ancient Greek tragedy by Euripedes, interpreted here by the East German writer and Party member Christa Wolf. Wolf's retelling transforms the story into a struggle for power between men and women. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.41! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Der geteilte Himmel by Christa Wolf see all copies from $2.85! new only from $27.21!
5	No place on earth more books like this by Christa Wolf This fictionalized account of an encounter in 1804 between the poet Karoline von Gunderrode and writer Heinrich von Kleist is pieced together from extracts of actual letters. In real life, both committed suicide some years after the events in this book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Patterns of Childhood more books like this by Christa Wolf, Hedwig Rappolt (Translator), Ursule Molinaro (Translator) see all copies from $15.75! new only from $24.54! \| SVS
7	In the Flesh more books like this by Christa Wolf see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Accident : a day's news more books like this by Christa Wolf This novel contemplates the connection between destruction and desire and is written by the author of "The Quest for Christ T." and "No Place on Earth". see all copies from $1.99! first editions
9	A model childhood by Christa Wolf This novel is a testament of what seemed at the time a fairly ordinary childhood, in the bosom of a normal Nazi family in Landsberg. Other work by the author includes The Quest for Christa and No Place on Earth . see all copies from $11.94! new only from $20.11! \| first editions
10	One Day a Year 1960-2000 more books like this by Christa Wolf, Lowell A Bangerter (Translator) "The rewards of reading Christa Wolf can be very considerable."-The Times Literary Supplement In 1960, East German writer Christa Wolf received a phone call from a Moscow newspaper asking if she would describe her experiences on a single day, September 27, "as precisely as possible." She was intrigued by the request and has continued recording ... see all copies from $3.63! new only from $11.47! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Accident more books like this by Christa Wolf, Rick Takvarian (Translator), Rick Takorian (Translator) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
12	Nachdenken über Christa T. by Christa Wolf see all copies from $2.95! new only from $22.28!
13 view cover	The Fourth Dimension: Interviews with Christa Wolf more books like this by Christa Wolf, Hilary Pilkington (Translator), Karen McPherson (Designer) The author should not disappear into her own work, says Christa Wolf, but should stand up and be counted. In this series of interviews and conversations spanning more than a decade, Christ Wolf does precisely that. Here, one of the greatest contemporary novelists discusses the origins of an inspirations for her best known works. Often taking as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.76! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Author's Dimension: Selected Essays more books like this by Christa Wolf, Alexander Stephan (Editor), Jan van Heurck (Translator) A collection of essays spanning more than 25 years, in which Ms. Wolf reflects on subjects from the art of reading to the art of governing. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
15	Kein Ort, nirgends more books like this by Christa Wolf see all copies from $3.60! new only from $22.97!
16 view cover	Parting from Phantoms: Selected Writings, 1990-1994 more books like this by Christa Wolf, Jan van Heurck (Translator) Documenting four painful years in the life of German writer Christa Wolf, this collection of essays, letters and diary entries portrays the cultural and political situation in the former German Democratic Republic. An admired writer, Wolf was reviled after the publication of her novel "What Remains", which was attacked by the press as a belated ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	Selected Prose and Drama more books like this by Ingeborg Bachmann, Patricia A Herminghouse (Editor), Christa Wolf This volume brings together the two most important women writers of postwar German literature: Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-73) and Christa Wolf (b. 1929). Both grew up during the National Socialist era, and in their adult lives have remained critical of their respective societies' failure to confront the history of this era see all copies from $3.95! new only from $15.63! \| SVS
18 view cover	Cassandra by Christa Wolf Cassandra, daughter of the King of Troy, is endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed. After the fall of Troy, in a stream of memories, associations, reflections she comes to an understanding of her own life and of war. This is a recreation of a classical myth. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19	Kindheitsmuster by Christa Wolf see all copies from $2.00! new only from $37.19!
20	Was bleibt : Erzählung by Christa Wolf see all copies from $3.91! new only from $13.35!
21 view cover	What remains and other stories more books like this by Christa Wolf "What Remains" collects Christa Wolf's short fiction, from early work in the sixties to the widely debated title story, first published in Germany in 1990. Addressing a wide range of topics, from sexual politics to the nature of memory, these powerful and often very personal stories offer a fascinating introduction to Wolf's work. "What Remains ... see all copies from $8.64! first editions
22	Kassandra : Erzählung more books like this by Christa Wolf see all copies from $3.95!
23	The writer's dimension : selected essays more books like this by Christa Wolf, Alexander Stephan A collection of essays, speeches and reviews which examines the individual's, particularly the writer's, relationship to her society. The book includes essays on other writers such as Thomas Mann and Max Frisch, nearly half her newly published book "Im Dialog" and reviews reflecting the current situation in East Germany. see all copies from $5.38! first editions
24	Kassandra (in German) by Christa; Van Heurck Wolf, Jan (Translator) see all copies from $8.00! new only from $25.95!
25	The Reader and the Writer: Essays, Sketches, Memories more books like this by Christa Wolf see all copies from $5.95!

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