Schwarze Weide
| Author | Horst Lange |
|---|---|
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Goverts Verlag |
Publication date | 1937 |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Pages | 540 |
Schwarze Weide (lit. 'Black Willow') is a 1937 novel by the German writer Horst Lange. It is set in a village near Liegnitz and follows a young man who observes and has visions about murder and religious fanatism. The novel is associated with magical realism and inner emigration.[1][2][3]
The novel was well received at publication. German critics who praised it stressed its European qualities. Wolfgang Koeppen has called it the "most significant epic statement of the Hitler era that had nothing to do with the era itself".[1] Writing about Schwarze Weide in 2021, Klaus-Rüdiger Mai of Die Tagespost associated the initial reception with subtle opposition to National Socialism and called it Lange's most important novel.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c Mai, Klaus-Rüdiger (6 July 2021). "Horst Lange: Ein Borderliner sucht die Konfrontation mit Nationalsozialisten". Die Tagespost (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ Funk, Gerald (2000). "Zwischen Apokalypse und Arkadien". Zeitschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik (in German). 30: 107–117. doi:10.1007/BF03379237.
- ^ "Horst Langes magischer Realismus" (in German). Literaturhaus Zürich. February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2026.