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100 Must-Reads

DW book expert David Levitz on 'The Greater Hope' by Ilse Aichinger

Because she has Jewish grandparents, Ellen is excluded and terrorized by her peers. In "The Greater Hope," Ilse Aichinger describes the painful experiences of a child growing up in the Third Reich.

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