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Sometimes it may be better not to find a person who has been "lost" for many years; after two lives have separated, the reunion may be more painful than a continuing separation.
It's impossible to rebuild the past as if it never happened; starting over is a painful process of giving up much and then learning sometimes disturbing new knowledge. Treichel examines this question with skill and sensitivity; the book may well be a metaphor for his own life, it is certainly an example of regaining the Germany that was "lost" after World War II, and it is an essay on the meaning of loss for anyone and everyone.
The story is simple. When his family fled the advancing Russians in 1945, his brother was "lost" which his mother was busy being raped by Russian soldiers. "Arnold" disappeared in the throng of refugees. For years, his mother grieved her loss; Treichel, like every young boy, was apprehensive about the return of a bigger, stronger older brother. Years were spent in the search.
Meanwhile, like West Germany, the family prospered. In the time before DNA testing, the family went through complicated procedures with painstaking German thoroughness to determine parentage. As most mothers would understand, the search became an obsession for his mother. It was like the national obsession with the reunification of Germany -- in the 1950's, posters in Germany would often show a nation torn apart and summed up with one world, "Niemals." (Never)
German reunification symbolized the end of the Cold War. Germans, East and West, were ecstatic. Since then, reality has slowly settled upon both Germanies. The "Ossies," the former East Germans, resent being patronized by wealthy West Germans. In the West, complaints have been raised about the cost and the "ingratitude" of the Ossies.
Think of this in relationm to a family reunification after years of separation; having lived two separate lives, it's a little difficult to move into a seamless family unity. Who changes? How much must be surrendered to restore the family? Is the unity built only on giving up habits long acquired?
Whether read as an allegory, or a family story, this story raises a number of gripping questions. When the book opens, there are easy and heart-warming answers waiting to slide effortlessly off the page; by the time it ends, there are no easy answers. In America, it may well serve as an examination of children given up for adoption ten or twenty or thrity years ago.
Iof nothing else, it is a reminder that separation and loss does occur. It's a look at how reunion is handled; for the person still suffering the loss, the end may well be unsatisfactory. For anyone who's gone through a reunion, the end may well be comforting.


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Lost HansUlrich Treichel Carol Brown Janeway 9780330480376 Books Reviews

Sometimes it is better not to find a someone who has been "lost" for many years; after two lives have separated, the reunion may be more painful than continuing separation.
It's impossible to rebuild the past as if it never happened; starting over is a painful process of giving up much and then learning sometimes disturbing new knowledge. Treichel examines this question with skill and sensitivity; the book may well be an example from his own life, it is certainly an allegory of regaining the Germany that was "lost" after World War II. At its most basic level, it is an essay on the meaning of loss for anyone and everyone.
The story is simple. When his family fled the advancing Russians in 1945, his brother was "lost" while his mother was busy being raped by Russians. To save his life, "Arnold" disappeared into the throng of refugees. For years, his mother grieved her loss; Treichel, like every young boy, was sad but also apprehensive about the return of a bigger, stronger older brother. Years were spent in the search.
Meanwhile, like West Germany, the family prospered. In the time before DNA testing, the family went through complicated procedures with painstaking German thoroughness to determine parentage. As any mother would understand, the search became an obsession for Arnold's mother. It was like the national obsession with German reunification -- in the 1950's, posters in Germany would often show a nation torn apart and summed up with one world, "Niemals" (Never) even when reunification seemed to be the only "never" that would have meaning.
German reunification symbolized the end of the Cold War. Germans, East and West, were ecstatic. Since then, reality slowly settled on both Germanies. The "Ossies," the former East Germans, resent being patronized by wealthy West Germans. In the West, complaints are raised about the cost and "ingratitude" of the Ossies.
Think of this in relation to a family reunion after years of separation; having lived two separate lives, it's a little difficult to move into a seamless harmony. Who changes? How much must be surrendered to restore unity? Is reunion built only on giving up habits long acquired? Who should be grateful? Who should be thankful?
Whether read as an allegory, or a family story, it raises a number of gripping questions. When the book opens, there are easy and heart-warming answers waiting to slide effortlessly off the page; by the time it ends, there are no easy answers. In America, it may serve as an examination of reunions with children given up for adoption ten or twenty or thirty years ago.
If nothing else, it reminds us that separation and loss do occur. It's a look at how reunion is handled; for anyonbe still suffering a loss, the end may be unsatisfactory. For anyone who's gone through an uncertain or painful reunion, the end may be comforting. For anyone who's not sure, the story will be informative.
Brilliant. One of the best novels I've read about war and loss. Concise and humorous as well. I give this often as a gift.
This short novel is narrated by a young boy. He lives with his mother and father, and has been told since his earliest memory about an older brother, Arnold. He is first told that Arnold starved to death during the Russian invasion of East Germany in World War II, while his parents were fleeing to safety in West Germany. Then, his mother admits that Arnold was handed off to an unknown German woman when she and her husband both thought the Russians were going to shoot them. Neither the woman nor Arnold has ever been seen again. The mother is obsessed with finding her lost son, and vacillates between reminiscing about him to withdrawing into depression. The father copes with his sadness by working all the time at various businesses he owns, and is emotionally unavailable to the remaining son, whose name we are never told. The narrator, who lives in the shadow of Arnold, and seems never to be able to compare to him in the eyes of his parents, is finally seen to be the "lost" son. This story, grim though it is, is told with the perspective and voice of a child, and is, thus, unexpectedly amusing at times.
Sometimes it may be better not to find a person who has been "lost" for many years; after two lives have separated, the reunion may be more painful than a continuing separation.
It's impossible to rebuild the past as if it never happened; starting over is a painful process of giving up much and then learning sometimes disturbing new knowledge. Treichel examines this question with skill and sensitivity; the book may well be a metaphor for his own life, it is certainly an example of regaining the Germany that was "lost" after World War II, and it is an essay on the meaning of loss for anyone and everyone.
The story is simple. When his family fled the advancing Russians in 1945, his brother was "lost" which his mother was busy being raped by Russian soldiers. "Arnold" disappeared in the throng of refugees. For years, his mother grieved her loss; Treichel, like every young boy, was apprehensive about the return of a bigger, stronger older brother. Years were spent in the search.
Meanwhile, like West Germany, the family prospered. In the time before DNA testing, the family went through complicated procedures with painstaking German thoroughness to determine parentage. As most mothers would understand, the search became an obsession for his mother. It was like the national obsession with the reunification of Germany -- in the 1950's, posters in Germany would often show a nation torn apart and summed up with one world, "Niemals." (Never)
German reunification symbolized the end of the Cold War. Germans, East and West, were ecstatic. Since then, reality has slowly settled upon both Germanies. The "Ossies," the former East Germans, resent being patronized by wealthy West Germans. In the West, complaints have been raised about the cost and the "ingratitude" of the Ossies.
Think of this in relationm to a family reunification after years of separation; having lived two separate lives, it's a little difficult to move into a seamless family unity. Who changes? How much must be surrendered to restore the family? Is the unity built only on giving up habits long acquired?
Whether read as an allegory, or a family story, this story raises a number of gripping questions. When the book opens, there are easy and heart-warming answers waiting to slide effortlessly off the page; by the time it ends, there are no easy answers. In America, it may well serve as an examination of children given up for adoption ten or twenty or thrity years ago.
Iof nothing else, it is a reminder that separation and loss does occur. It's a look at how reunion is handled; for the person still suffering the loss, the end may well be unsatisfactory. For anyone who's gone through a reunion, the end may well be comforting.