In regards to literature by authors with a different native language, I have read some short stories by a German author, Bernhard Schlink, and also The Reader, by the same author. The Reader is my favorite book that I’ve ever read. A piece of romantic historical fiction, it discusses the complexity of morality after the end of World War II in Germany. It touches on the pain and guilt felt by those who participated in the Holocaust and their loved ones. This book did a wonderful job of illustrating a period of hardship within another country. I myself could not understand what it would be like to be in that place at that time, but that was part of the beauty of reading that story. It helped me learn about something that I would never be able to even begin to understand first hand. This is why I am excited about studying world literature. I believe that by reading stories told by those from around the world I can learn about and try to understand other people’s struggles, emotions, and lives, things I wouldn’t get a chance to know
In regards to literature by authors with a different native language, I have read some short stories by a German author, Bernhard Schlink, and also The Reader, by the same author. The Reader is my favorite book that I’ve ever read. A piece of romantic historical fiction, it discusses the complexity of morality after the end of World War II in Germany. It touches on the pain and guilt felt by those who participated in the Holocaust and their loved ones. This book did a wonderful job of illustrating a period of hardship within another country. I myself could not understand what it would be like to be in that place at that time, but that was part of the beauty of reading that story. It helped me learn about something that I would never be able to even begin to understand first hand. This is why I am excited about studying world literature. I believe that by reading stories told by those from around the world I can learn about and try to understand other people’s struggles, emotions, and lives, things I wouldn’t get a chance to know