Progression of the Jewish-German dialogue : the testimony of Albrecht Goes. The recent re-edition of Albrecht Goes's two important narratives on a Jewish theme (Das Brandopfer, Das Löffelchen) has given the author, now over seventy, the opportunity of a kind of confession in the form of a post-face. It recalls the origin and the spiritual and literary growth of the two tales, but also gives details of the different reactions they have aroused since their publication in 1954 and 1965. It also asks a number of worthwhile questions, that deserve close study.
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