Publisher's Synopsis
""I Was A German"" is the autobiography of Ernst Toller, a German-Jewish playwright, poet, and political activist who lived through one of the most tumultuous periods in German history. Toller was born in 1893 in Samotschin, a small town in what is now Poland, and grew up in a middle-class Jewish family. He was deeply influenced by his experiences as a soldier in World War I and became a leading figure in the German revolutionary movement that followed the war. Toller's memoir provides a vivid and personal account of his life and times, from his childhood in Samotschin to his involvement in the Munich Soviet Republic of 1919, his imprisonment and subsequent exile, and his eventual return to Germany in the 1920s. He describes his encounters with other prominent figures of the era, including Rosa Luxemburg, Vladimir Lenin, and Leon Trotsky, as well as his experiences as a writer and artist in Berlin's vibrant cultural scene. Throughout the book, Toller grapples with questions of identity, belonging, and political commitment. He reflects on his Jewish heritage, his conflicted feelings about Germany and its history, and his evolving political views. Above all, he offers a powerful testimony to the human cost of political upheaval and the struggle for social justice. ""I Was A German"" is a compelling and deeply personal account of one man's journey through a momentous period in European history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
