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LIFE 1914 to 1945 In 1930, after an apprenticeship as a bookseller, Andersch became a youth leader in the Communist Party . As a consequence, he was held for 6 months in the Dachau Concentration Camp in 1933. He then left the Party and entered a depressive phase of "total introversion". It was during this period that he first became engaged in the Arts, adopting the philosophy of "inner emigration" — despite remaining in Germany, he was spiritually opposed to Hitler's regime. In 1940, Andersch was enlisted into the Wehrmacht , but deserted at the Arno Line in Italy on June 6 , 1944 . He was taken to the USA as a Prisoner Of War , and became the editor of the prisoners' newspaper, ''Der Ruf'' (''The Call''). 1945 to 1980 Having returned to Germany, he worked from due to its extensive Nihilism . In the following years, Andersch worked together with the literary circle '' Group 47 '', members of which included the authors Ingeborg Bachmann , Wolfgang Hildesheimer , Arno Schmidt , Hans Magnus Enzensberger and Helmut Heissenbüttel , among others. 1948 saw the publication of Andersch's essay ''Deutsche Literatur in der Entscheidung'' (''German Literature at the Turning Point''), in which he concluded, in the spirit of the American post-war "re-education" programme, that literature would play a decisive role in the moral and intellectual changes in Germany. From 1948, Andersch was a leading figure at radio stations in Frankfurt and Hamburg . In 1950 , he married Gisela Andersch (née Dichgans). His Autobiographical work ''Die Kirschen der Freiheit'' (''The Cherries of Freedom'') was published in 1952 , in which Andersch dealt with the experience of his wartime desertion and interpreted it as the "turning point" (''Entscheidung'') at which he could first feel free. On a similar theme, he published in 1957 perhaps the most significant work of his career, '' Sansibar Oder Der Letzte Grund '' (published in English as ''Flight to Afar''). From 1958, Andersch lived in Berzona in Switzerland, of which he became mayor in 1972 . After ''Sansibar'' followed the novels '' Die Rote '' in 1960 (new edition in 1972 ), '' Efraim '' in 1967 , and, in 1974 , '' Winterspelt '', which is, thematically, very similar to ''Sansibar'', but is more complex in its composition. In 1977 , he published the Poetry anthology '' Empört Euch Der Himmel Ist Blau '' {Link without Title} . Alfred Andersch died on February 21 , 1980 in Berzona, Ticino. The incomplete story ''Der Vater eines Mörders'' (''The Father of a Murderer'') was published posthumously in the same year. THEMES Alfred Andersch served as an analyst of contemporary issues for the post-war generation. In his works ( Novel s, Stories , Radio Play s), he described, above all, outsiders, and dealt with his political and moral experiences. He often raised questions about the Free Will of the Individual as a central theme. In numerous essays, he stated his opinion on literary and cultural issues; he frequently pointed out the importance of Ernst Jünger . WORKS Annotated Works On February 21 , 2005 , to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Andersch's death, the Diogenes Press released an annotated edition of his complete works. The ten volumes also include previously unpublished texts that come from his estate.
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EXTERNAL LINKS Note: The following links are in German.
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