"War Tales by Bernhard Schulz: No Peace on the Horizon"
On Tuesday, September 2, 2020, at 7 p.m., the Erich Maria Remarque Peace Center and the Literature Office West Lower Saxony will co-organise an event to present the new book, "Peace Not in Sight - A Learning and Reading Book" by Bernhard Schulz. The event is free for admission and will feature the musical framework provided by Georgian pianist Giorgi Dolidze.
The book, considered Bernhard Schulz's life's work, contains his war stories, narratives, selected field post letters, and previously unpublished World War II caricatures by Fritz Wolf. The preface of the book was written by Max Horkheimer, while the foreword includes a quote from a letter written by Schulz to Gerda, expressing his longing for peace, comparing it to the annual ascent of larks and the dust in the curtains.
In the foreword, Maria Regina Kaiser writes about Schulz's desire for peace, a sentiment echoed throughout the book. Reading "Peace Not in Sight" is described as a necessary cathartic experience, as Schulz's letters and stories take readers into the war and back out again.
Bernhard Schulz, after returning from American captivity in late summer 1946, worked as the feuilleton chief of the Neue Tagespost newspaper in Osnabrück. Despite his return, the war continued to affect him, as he still smelled gunpowder and heard distant cannon fire until the end of his life.
The quote from the letter also includes Schulz's question about the responsibility for the war and his confusion about why it was happening again. His frustration about the war is evident in his letters, as he questioned how it was allowed to happen and why it wasn't solved diplomatically.
Ansgar Schulz-Mittenzwei will present the new book at the event, providing an insightful introduction to Schulz's life's work and the significance of "Peace Not in Sight" in understanding the impact of World War II on a personal level.
Join us at the Erich Maria Remarque Peace Center on September 2, 2020, for an evening of music, literature, and reflection, as we delve into the life and work of Bernhard Schulz and his quest for peace.
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