Eine Liebe aus Nichts.

Barbara Honigmannâ s Eine Liebe aus nichts tells the story of a young expatriateâ s journey back to Weimar to attend her fatherâ s funeral. As the narrator remembers her fatherâ s life, she explores her own past and relates her struggle to establish new roots following her emigration from Berlin to Paris. In its portrayal of a young womanâ s complex relationship with her father, the novella offers a rich account of German-Jewish history and of the search for identity in the shadow of World War II. This reader is designed for intermediate and advanced German classes. In addition to English glosses of challenging words, annotations are presented alongside the original German text and provide information about cultural and literary contexts. This edition also offers  study lists for active vocabulary;  language in contextâ exercises;  activities for close reading, creative writing, and literary analysis;  discussion questions and suggestions for dialogues. A final section with secondary texts related to the novel and a brief biography of the author give students additional tools to engage with Eine Liebe aus nichts and to explore its deeper meaning.Â