War Theme in E. Strittmatter's Late Pros

Abstract

The article analyzes the thematically-problematic complex of war in E.Strittmatter’s late prose. Turning to war theme is based on the Germans’ feeling of guilt before the World community, and on tries for further development while regarding WW II as past events. The war theme is revealed by the writer in the context of evolving of German literature in the second part of the XXth century.