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“This is a novel that deals with the harsh realities of ordinary people’s lives after 1929. At the same time, the novel also has some positive things to say about the Weimar Republic, in the sense that Pinneberg is surprisingly complimentary about the institutional social safety nets that exist in the Republic. At least for a while, he gets unemployment benefits, his wife’s medical bills are paid during the pregnancy and she gets paid maternity leave. So, there are lots of important themes that highlight both the plight of working class families during the Great Depression, but also some of the mitigating factors.” Read more...
The best books on The Weimar Republic
Robert Gerwarth, Historian
