Rückblicke

A memoir recounts upbringing in an industrial Upper Silesian town, evoking coal pits, factories, surrounding fields and the mingled German and Polish speech of everyday life. It follows schooling and university years across German cities during the Weimar period, including student life and political engagement. The narrative describes moves, emigration and adjustments amid changing state borders, and documents the outbreak of the Second World War and subsequent displacement. Throughout, reflections on regional dialects, cultural mixtures and shifting sovereignties frame personal memories within broader social change.