Wolf, Christa
Overview
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830
works in
4,995
publications in
27
languages and
62,437
library holdings
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Fiction
Novels
Biographical fiction
Historical fiction
Feminist fiction
Fantasy fiction
History
Biography
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Conference papers and proceedings
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Author, Creator, Honoree, Author of introduction, Editor, Other, Librettist, Dedicatee, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Contributor, Bibliographic antecedent, Narrator, Performer, Interviewee, Composer, wpr, Recipient, Correspondent, pre, Scenarist, dki
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PT2685.O36,
833.914 |
Most widely held works about
Christa Wolf
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Understanding Christa Wolf : returning home to a foreign land by Margit Resch(
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The author's dimension : selected essays by Christa Wolf(
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Christa Wolf's utopian vision : from Marxism to feminism by Anna Katharina Kuhn(
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Picturing ourselves : photography & autobiography by Linda Haverty Rugg(
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Ein Tag im Jahr : 1960-2000 by Christa Wolf(
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The dialogic and difference : an/other woman in Virginia Woolf and Christa Wolf by Anne Herrmann(
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Auf dem Weg nach Tabou : Texte 1990-1994 by Christa Wolf(
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Responses to Christa Wolf : critical essays by Marilyn Sibley Fries(
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Die Dimension des Autors : Essays und Aufsätze, Reden und Gespräche, 1959-1985 by Christa Wolf(
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Mapping morality in postwar German women's fiction : Christa Wolf, Ingeborg Drewitz, and Grete Weil by Michelle Mattson(
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Aging and Old-Age Style in Günter Grass, Ruth Klüger, Christa Wolf, and Martin Walser : the mannerism of a late period by Stuart Taberner(
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Der geteilte Himmel : Erzählung by Christa Wolf(
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Divided heaven by Christa Wolf(
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Autobiographical progression in the writings of Christa Wolf : Nachdenken über Christa T. (1968), Kindheitsmuster (1976), and Ein Tag im Jahr (2003) by Anna Nunan(
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The poetics of passage : Christa Wolf, time, and narrative by Heike Polster(
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Most widely held works by
Christa Wolf
Cassandra : a novel and four essays by Christa Wolf (
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299
editions published
between
1980
and
2016
in
24
languages
and held by
2,901
libraries
worldwide
Novel retells the story of the fall of Troy from Cassandra's point of view. The four accompanying pieces describe the novel's genesis
The quest for Christa T by Christa Wolf (
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305
editions published
between
1968
and
2017
in
4
languages
and held by
2,379
libraries
worldwide
The story of an East German woman who reached adolescence during World War II, embraced the new world order, had her enthusiasm and idealism gradually corroded by the crass materialists around her, married and had a family, and suddenly died a relatively young woman. Her heroism, that of the ordinary, intelligent and sensitive private person, becomes the story of a whole generation. The quest for Christa T. has no overt political theme, yet it is imbued with the awareness of political implications that only a socialist writer can have
Der geteilte Himmel : Erzählung by Christa Wolf (
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383
editions published
between
1000
and
2016
in
5
languages
and held by
2,035
libraries
worldwide
The story is set in 1960 and 1961, a moment of high political cold war tension between the East Bloc and the West, a time when many thousands of people were leaving the young German Democratic Republic (the GDR) every day in order to seek better lives in West Germany, or escape the political ideology of the new country that promoted the "farmer and peasant" state over a state run by intellectuals or capitalists
No place on earth by Christa Wolf (
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189
editions published
between
1971
and
2015
in
6
languages
and held by
1,847
libraries
worldwide
1804: Die Brentanos haben zum Tee geladen. Man trifft sich in illustrer Runde in Winkel am Rhein. Unter die anwesenden Gäste mischen sich auch Heinrich von Kleist und Karoline von Gründerrode - beide Schriftsteller und beide auf der Suche nach einem Platz in der Welt. Die zwei Künstler merken schnell, dass sie sich nicht in die Gespräche der Teegesellschaft einfinden können. So bleiben sie auch an diesem Nachmittag Außenseiter, bis sie im jeweils anderen eine verwandte Seele erkennen. Heinrich von Kleist und Karoline von Gründerrode kehren alsbald den ihnen fremden Diskussionen den Rücken zu und brechen zu einem ausgedehnten Spaziergang auf. Was beide schon vermuteten, bestätigt sich: Im jeweils anderen erkennen sie einen Seelenverwandten, sind sie doch immer Fremde geblieben in einer ihnen eng und feindlich erscheinenden Welt. Da ist kein Ort. Nirgends. Wenige Jahre später begehen beide Selbstmord
A model childhood by Christa Wolf (
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242
editions published
between
1976
and
2016
in
8
languages
and held by
1,618
libraries
worldwide
The story of a young girl growing up in a Nazi family in Germany - How the changes brought in Hitler were accepted - Not until the family were fleeing before the Russian army did she have her childhood values shattered
Accident : a day's news by Christa Wolf (
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100
editions published
between
1987
and
2012
in
4
languages
and held by
1,490
libraries
worldwide
"On a flawless spring day in late April, an East German writer awaits a call from the hospital where her brother is undergoing brain surgery and instead receives news of a massive nuclear accident at Chernobyl, one thousand miles away. In a potent, lyrical stream of thought, the narrator confronts both mortality and life and, above all, the importance of each moment lived."--BOOK JACKET
Sommerstück by Christa Wolf (
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94
editions published
between
1987
and
2013
in
5
languages
and held by
918
libraries
worldwide
Einen Sommer auf dem mecklenburgischen Land erlebt die Schriftstellerin Ellen, zusammen mit Familie und Freunden. Der gesellschaftliche Stillstand ist Ende der siebziger Jahre deutlich zu spüren, aber für die Dauer einiger weniger Monate, die in der Erinnerung einmalig und endlos scheinen, entsteht hier eine lebendige Gemeinschaft. "Sommerstück" ist die Geschichte eines Jahrhundertsommers und zugleich der Abgesang auf eine politische Utopie
Was bleibt : Erzählung by Christa Wolf (
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65
editions published
between
1990
and
2016
in
German and Undetermined
and held by
834
libraries
worldwide
Was geschieht, wenn die eigenen vier Wände zum öffentlichen Raum werden? Gespräche abgehört, alltägliche Besorgungen observiert werden? In "Was bleibt" beschreibt Christa Wolf einen Tag im Leben einer Ostberliner Schriftstellerin, die ganz offen von der Stasi überwacht wird - mit tiefgreifenden psychischen und physischen Folgen. Die Erzählung, die 1979 verfasst, aber erst 1990 veröffentlicht wurde, war Auslöser des deutsch-deutschen Literaturstreits über die gesellschaftliche Rolle der DDR-Schriftsteller und über die politischen Möglichkeiten von Literatur überhaupt. Ein einzigartiges literarisches Zeugnis deutscher Geschichte - ungekürzt gelesen von Eva Garg
What remains and other stories by Christa Wolf (
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83
editions published
between
1974
and
2000
in
3
languages
and held by
803
libraries
worldwide
Korte verhalen, die variëren van puur realisme tot diep uitgewerkte droombeelden
Medea : a modern retelling by Christa Wolf (
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14
editions published
between
1998
and
2005
in
English
and held by
653
libraries
worldwide
A revisionist account of Medea, the sorceress of Greek mythology, famous for her cruelty and manipulation of men. Here she is presented as a kind woman, victimized by men
Parting from phantoms : selected writings, 1990-1994 by Christa Wolf (
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3
editions published
between
1997
and
1998
in
English
and held by
564
libraries
worldwide
The most prominent writer of the German Democratic Republic and its most famous cultural export, Wolf was called East Germany's "Mother Confessor" and treated by the West German press as emblematic of GDR intellectuals. After reunification, Wolf published a novella titled What Remains, which was bitterly attacked by the press as a belated attempt to establish herself as a victim of the Stasi (the GDR's secret police). The criticism discredited Wolf as a cultural hero in the eyes of many Germans and plunged her into a deep personal crisis. Parting from Phantoms shows Wolf coming to terms with her ambiguous past and an unforgiving present
August by Christa Wolf (
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34
editions published
between
2012
and
2015
in
6
languages
and held by
537
libraries
worldwide
Christa Wolf was arguably the best-known and most influential writer in the former East Germany. Having grown up during the Nazi regime, she and her family were forced to flee their home like many others, nearly starving to death in the process. Her earliest novels were controversial because they contained veiled criticisms of the Communist regime which landed her on government watch lists. Her past continued to permeate her work and her life, as she said, "You can only fight sorrow when you look it in the eye." August is Christa Wolf's last piece of fiction, written in a single sitting as an anniversary gift to her husband. In it, she revisits her stay at a tuberculosis hospital in the winter of 1946, a real life event that was the inspiration for the closing scenes of her 1976 novel Patterns of Childhood
Unter den Linden : drei unwahrscheinliche Geschichten by Christa Wolf (
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48
editions published
between
1973
and
1983
in
German and English
and held by
487
libraries
worldwide
Leibhaftig : Erzählung by Christa Wolf (
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28
editions published
between
2002
and
2012
in
German and Undetermined
and held by
484
libraries
worldwide
Gesundwerden bedeutet, Kranksein nicht mehr für den einzig möglichen Zustand zu halten. Zu dieser Erkenntnis gelangt die Erzählerin, nachdem sie wochenlang gegen eine lebensbedrohliche Krankheit gekämpft hat. Vom Aufenthalt im Krankenhaus, vom Umgang mit Ärzten und Pflegepersonal, aber auch von der Auseinandersetzung mit sich selbst, mit der eigenen Geschichte und dem Staat, in dem sie lebt, wird hier berichtet, vielschichtig und mit scharfer Beobachtungsgabe. "Ein starkes Stück Rekonvaleszentenliteratur", urteilte die Süddeutsche Zeitung über Christa Wolfs Geschichte einer Krankheit, die weit mehr als eine körperliche ist
Till Eulenspiegel by Christa Wolf (
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90
editions published
between
1972
and
1994
in
3
languages
and held by
482
libraries
worldwide
En gendigtning af Till Eulenspiegel
Hierzulande, andernorts : Erzählungen und andere Texte 1994-1998 by Christa Wolf (
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25
editions published
between
1999
and
2001
in
German and Undetermined
and held by
393
libraries
worldwide
Lizenz des Luchterhand-Verl., München
Der Schatten eines Traumes ; Gedichte, Prosa, Biefe, Zeugnisse von Zeitgenossen by Karoline von Günderode (
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52
editions published
between
1979
and
1997
in
German
and held by
367
libraries
worldwide
Divided heaven by Christa Wolf (
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56
editions published
between
1964
and
2016
in
6
languages
and held by
270
libraries
worldwide
Roman d'amour. Roman de société
Ein Tag im Jahr : 1960-2000 by Christa Wolf (
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27
editions published
between
2003
and
2016
in
3
languages
and held by
232
libraries
worldwide
Im Jahr 1960 rief die russische Zeitschrift "Istwestija" Schriftsteller und Schriftstellerinnen dazu auf, den 27. September bestmöglich zu charakterisieren. Die damals 31-jährige Autorin Christa Wolf kommt dieser Aufforderung in besonderem Maße nach: Nachdem ihr bewusst wird, welche herausragende Bedeutung ein einzelner Tag bekommt, wenn man sich intensiv mit ihm befasst, macht sie die Beschreibung dieses Herbsttags zum alljährlichen Ritual. Fortan fasst sie an jedem 27. September ihre Gedanken zusammen, analysiert ihr Familienleben oder setzt sich kritisch mit dem DDR-Regime auseinander
Die Dimension des Autors : Essays und Aufsätze, Reden und Gespräche, 1959-1985 by Christa Wolf (
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34
editions published
between
1986
and
1990
in
German and Spanish
and held by
152
libraries
worldwide
Verzameling redevoeringen, verhalen en gesprekken van de Duitse schrijfster (geb. 1929)
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 Related Identities
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Hilzinger, Sonja Other Commentator Author Editor
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Twain, Mark 1835-1910
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Strindberg, August 1849-1912
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Rugg, Linda Haverty Author
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Benjamin, Walter 1892-1940
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Günderode, Karoline von 1780-1806 Author
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Wolf, Gerhard 1928- Other Performer Librettist Author of introduction wpr Scenarist Contributor Creator Editor Compiler
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Cassandra (Legendary character)
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Drescher, Angela Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Other Editor
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Heurck, Jan van Translator
Associated Subjects
Aging in literature Authors, German Autobiography Bakhtin, M. M.--(Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich), Benjamin, Walter, Cassandra--(Legendary character) Chernobyl Nuclear Accident (Chornobylʹ, Ukraine : 1986) Children's literature, German Difference (Psychology) in literature Drewitz, Ingeborg Ethics in literature Eulenspiegel (Satire) Feminism in literature Feminist literary criticism Fiction German essays German fiction German language German literature German literature--Women authors Germany Germany (East) Grass, Günter, Greece--Corinth Günderode, Karoline von, Jason--(Mythological character) Kassandra (Wolf, Christa) Kleist, Heinrich von, Klüger, Ruth, Literature and history Literature and morals Manners and customs Medea,--consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) Photography--Philosophy Political and social views Self-realization in literature Short stories, German Socialism in literature Strindberg, August, Trojan War Turkey--Troy (Extinct city) Twain, Mark, Ukraine--Chornobylʹ Utopias in literature Weil, Grete, Wolf, Christa Women Women and literature Women in literature Woolf, Virginia,
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Alternative Names
Bolpeu, Keuliseuta 1929-2011 Bolph, Krista 1929-2011 Buorutū, Kurisuta 1929-2011 Christa Wolf deutsche Schriftstellerin Christa Wolf Duits schrijfster Christa Wolf Duitse politikus Christa Wolf dytschi Bolitikeri Christa Wolf écrivaine allemande Christa Wolf escritora alemana Christa Wolf German literary critic, novelist, and essayist Christa Wolf német politikus Christa Wolf pisarka niemiecka Christa Wolf política alemã Christa Wolf politico alemana Christa Wolf saksa kirjanik ja kirjanduskriitik Christa Wolf saksalainen kirjailija, esseisti ja kirjallisuuskriitikko Christa Wolf scrittrice tedesca Christa Wolf tysk författare, manusförfattare och politiker Christa Wolf tysk skribent, manusforfattar og politikar Christa Wolf tysk skribent, manusforfatter og politiker Christa Wolf tysk skribent, manuskriptforfatter og politiker Christa Wolfová německá spisovatelka Fūlf, Krīstā Fūlf, Krīstā 1929-2011 Ihlenfeld, Christa 1929-2011 Ihlenfeld, Christa Margarete Ihlenfeld, Christa Margarete, 1929-2011 Ke li si ta Wo er fu 1929-2011 Kelisita-Woerfu 1929-2011 Keu li seu ta Bol peu 1929-2011 Keuliseuta-Bolpeu 1929-2011 Krista Volf Krista Volfa vācu politiķis Polp'ŭ, K'ŭrisŭt'a 1929-2011 Volf, Crista Volf, Krista Volf, Krista 1929-2011 Ṿolf, Krisṭah 1929-2011 Volfa, Krista 1929-2011 Volph, Krista Volp'i, Krista 1929-2011 Vorufu, .. 1929-2011 Vorufu, C. 1929-2011 Vorufu, Kurisuta 1929-2011 Woerfu, Kelisita 1929-2011 Wolf C. 1929-2011 Wolf, Christa Wolf, Christa, 1929- Wolf-Ihlenfeld, Christa, 1929-2011 Wolfová, Christa. Wolfová, Christa 1929-2011 Worufu, Kurisuta 1929-2011 Wūlf, Krīstā 1929-2011 Βολφ, Κρίστα 1929-2011 Иленфельд К. 1929-2011 Криста Волф Криста Вольф немецкая писательница Крыста Вольф Кріста Вольф וולף, כריסטה 1929-2011 כריסטה וולף סופרת גרמנייה كريستا فولف كريستا فولف، 1929- وولف، كريستا، 1929- کریستا ولف نویسنده، فیلمنامهنویس، و سیاستمدار آلمانی 볼프, 크리스타 1929-2011 ヴォルフ, クリスタ ヴォルフ, クリスタ 1929-2011 クリスタ・ヴォルフ クリスタ・ヴォルフ 1929-2011 克里斯塔·沃尔夫 克里斯塔‧沃尔夫 1929-2011 沃尔夫, 克里斯塔 1929-2011
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