Arrived at Last: An Immigrant Narrative (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781491856420)

After many years of publishing journalistic and scholarly articles, Gert Niers decided to break away from this format and to apply to his writing a more personal style suitable for autobiography and memoirs. Arrived at Last is the story of his life in Germany after World War Two and then in America, the country of his choice. He tells his autobiography in an uncomplicated, colloquial fashion - the way one would talk perhaps at a bar table surrounded by friends. This approach allows him to comment on many experiences and aspects of life. He also reminisces about his excursions into France, Belgium, and the Netherlands and later on about the many people he met in the German and German-Jewish community of New York City. Everything is seen from a very personal perspective, confession-style. Still the author has rendered historical facts as precisely and correctly as it was possible to him. His descriptions and conclusions are those of an experienced observer. His book is a contribution to minority and immigrant literature, but also a cultural commentary about life in Europe and the U.S.

Author: Gert Niers
ISBN-10: 1491856424
ISBN-13: 9781491856420
Publisher: Authorhouse
Language: English
Published: 03/20/2014
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d