The City beyond the River ( German : Die Stadt hinter dem Strom' ) is a German language existentialist novel by Hermann Kasack , published in Der Tagesspiegel in 1946 and in a longer book version in Berlin in 1947. It is considered one of the most important novels written in Germany after World War II, dealing with the horrors of Nazi Germany , along with works such as Thomas Mann 's Doctor Faustus and Günter Grass ' The Tin Drum .
22-585: [REDACTED] Look up strom , Strom , ström , or štrom in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Strom may refer to: Astronomy [ edit ] 8408 Strom (1995 SX12), a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 18, 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak Geography [ edit ] Strom, Virginia , an unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States Strom (Ucker) ,
44-478: A concrete-gravity and embankment dam at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Strom Thurmond Lake Strom Thurmond , a reservoir at the border between Georgia and South Carolina in the Savannah River Basin Suzuki V-Strom 1000 , a dual-sport motorcycle with a 996 cc V-twin engine and a standard riding posture Suzuki V-Strom 650 , a mid-weight, dual-sport motorcycle with
66-400: A concrete-gravity and embankment dam at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Strom Thurmond Lake Strom Thurmond , a reservoir at the border between Georgia and South Carolina in the Savannah River Basin Suzuki V-Strom 1000 , a dual-sport motorcycle with a 996 cc V-twin engine and a standard riding posture Suzuki V-Strom 650 , a mid-weight, dual-sport motorcycle with
88-599: A former baseball player who played as a pitcher in Major League Baseball Brock Strom (born 1934), a former American football player David M. Strom (born 1957), American experimental particle physicist at the University of Oregon David Strom (born 1964), Research Director at the Emmer for Governor Campaign Earl Strom (1927–1994), American professional basketball referee Harry Strom (1914–1984),
110-422: A former baseball player who played as a pitcher in Major League Baseball Brock Strom (born 1934), a former American football player David M. Strom (born 1957), American experimental particle physicist at the University of Oregon David Strom (born 1964), Research Director at the Emmer for Governor Campaign Earl Strom (1927–1994), American professional basketball referee Harry Strom (1914–1984),
132-896: A quarterback in the NFL Rick Strom (music) , American music producer Stephanie Strom , American journalist, correspondent for The New York Times Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), American politician Virginia Strom-Martin (born 1948), American politician, served in the California state Assembly Yale Strom , American Klezmer violinist, amateur ethnomusicologist, documentarist, and writer Companies [ edit ] Strom Products , an American food manufacturer in Bannockburn, Illinois Verlag Der Strom , Christian publishing company located in Stuttgart, Germany Music [ edit ] "Strom" (song) , song by Die Toten Hosen from
154-680: A quarterback in the NFL Rick Strom (music) , American music producer Stephanie Strom , American journalist, correspondent for The New York Times Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), American politician Virginia Strom-Martin (born 1948), American politician, served in the California state Assembly Yale Strom , American Klezmer violinist, amateur ethnomusicologist, documentarist, and writer Companies [ edit ] Strom Products , an American food manufacturer in Bannockburn, Illinois Verlag Der Strom , Christian publishing company located in Stuttgart, Germany Music [ edit ] "Strom" (song) , song by Die Toten Hosen from
176-548: A river of Brandenburg, Germany Strom Glacier , a steep valley glacier flowing from the north side of Mount Fridtjof Nansen to the head of the Ross Ice Shelf Strom Lake , a lake in Minnesota Surname [ edit ] Ström (surname) Strøm , a surname People [ edit ] Allen Axel Strom (c.1914–1997), Australian environmental educator and naturalist Brent Strom (born 1948),
198-420: A river of Brandenburg, Germany Strom Glacier , a steep valley glacier flowing from the north side of Mount Fridtjof Nansen to the head of the Ross Ice Shelf Strom Lake , a lake in Minnesota Surname [ edit ] Ström (surname) Strøm , a surname People [ edit ] Allen Axel Strom (c.1914–1997), Australian environmental educator and naturalist Brent Strom (born 1948),
220-616: A standard riding posture, fuel injection and an aluminum chassis Storm (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Strom . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strom&oldid=1188042730 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
242-616: A standard riding posture, fuel injection and an aluminum chassis Storm (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Strom . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strom&oldid=1188042730 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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#1733085086840264-437: A vast ruined city, extending endlessly, in which people moved about like imprisoned puppets). Kasack wrote the novel in two periods, first during the war from 1942 to 1944, then after the war in 1946. Kasack had not left Nazi Germany , but remained in what was later described as "Innere Emigration" ( inner emigration ). He shows the individual, helpless in an incomprehensible society, questioning existence. A shortened version of
286-589: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages strom [REDACTED] Look up strom , Strom , ström , or štrom in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Strom may refer to: Astronomy [ edit ] 8408 Strom (1995 SX12), a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 18, 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak Geography [ edit ] Strom, Virginia , an unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States Strom (Ucker) ,
308-402: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Die Stadt hinter dem Strom Hermann Kasack described a "Schreckensvision" (horror vision) initiating the writing of the novel: "'Ich sah die Flächen einer gespenstischen Ruinenstadt, die sich ins Unendliche verlor und in der sich die Menschen wie Scharen von gefangenen Puppen bewegten." (I saw
330-539: The album In aller Stille Other [ edit ] Ström Vodka , brand of vodka See also [ edit ] Die Stadt hinter dem Strom , a German language existentialist novel by Hermann Kasack, published in 1947 in Berlin Die Stadt hinter dem Strom (opera) , an oratorio-opera in three acts composed by Hans Vogt Ein Strom fließt durch Deutschland , an East German film J. Strom Thurmond Dam ,
352-432: The album In aller Stille Other [ edit ] Ström Vodka , brand of vodka See also [ edit ] Die Stadt hinter dem Strom , a German language existentialist novel by Hermann Kasack, published in 1947 in Berlin Die Stadt hinter dem Strom (opera) , an oratorio-opera in three acts composed by Hans Vogt Ein Strom fließt durch Deutschland , an East German film J. Strom Thurmond Dam ,
374-429: The city, partly on his own, partly guided. The city is a megalopolis under a cloudless sky, full of catacombs , without music. Its people appear more and more strange and incomprehensible to him. The people resemble shadows and perform senseless, repetitive and destructive tasks. Two factories employ many of them, one producing building blocks from dust, one destroying building blocks to dust. Robert feels unable to write
396-615: The ninth Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 1968 to 1971 Jeff Strom , a footballer who represented New Zealand at international level Karl Morin-Strom (born 1952), a former politician in Ontario, Canada Kevin Alfred Strom (born 1956), American white nationalist activist Lyle Elmer Strom (1925–2023), a United States federal judge Mark Strom (born 1982), a Mexican American professional basketball player Rick Strom (American football) , former American football player who played as
418-510: The ninth Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 1968 to 1971 Jeff Strom , a footballer who represented New Zealand at international level Karl Morin-Strom (born 1952), a former politician in Ontario, Canada Kevin Alfred Strom (born 1956), American white nationalist activist Lyle Elmer Strom (1925–2023), a United States federal judge Mark Strom (born 1982), a Mexican American professional basketball player Rick Strom (American football) , former American football player who played as
440-569: The novel was published in the Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel in 1946 before the complete novel was published in 1947. The novel was well received and soon translated to several languages. The first translation to English by Peter De Mendelssohn was published in 1953 by Longman in London and New York. A revised version of 1956 was published in 1960. Kasack's fictional vision of a city shows similarities to Ernst Jünger 's Heliopolis . In 1949 Kasack
462-454: The reader just as Robert. He travels by railroad on a mission which is unclear to him to a foreign city, which appears as strange and incomprehensible. He meets people whom he believes to be dead, such as his father and his beloved Anna. Robert receives the order from an invisible authority of the city to write a "Chronik" (chronicle) of the city. Robert is called the Chronicler, and he explores
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#1733085086840484-554: Was awarded the Fontane Prize of the city of Berlin for this work. He was the first recipient of this prize . Kasack himself used the novel as the base for an opera libretto . The work Die Stadt hinter dem Strom , termed an "Oratorische Oper" (Oratorio Opera), by Hans Vogt was premiered at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden in 1955. The protagonist is the orientalist Dr. Robert Lindhoff, introduced to
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