The Banality of Evil?: Arno Surminski's 'Die Vogelwelt von Auschwitz'

Herman Beyersdorf

The Banality of Evil? Arno Surminski's 'Die Vogelwelt von Auschwitz'

Herman Beyersdorf

German

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Abstract

Arno Surminski's recent novella 'Die Vogelwelt von Auschwitz' [The Bird Life of Auschwitz] has, at first sight, a provocative if not even distasteful title, until one becomes aware that the title, as well as the content of this novella are based on an ornithological scientific article: Günther Niethammer, "Observations about the Bird Life of Auschwitz", which appeared in the 'Annals of the Natural Historical Museum', Vienna, in 1942.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	205-218
Journal	AUMLA
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Literature in German

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