Stretch: Reading and Book Signing

The DANK Haus in Lincoln Square will host author Gunter Nitsch  reading from STRETCH: Coming of Age in Post War Germany  Friday November 4, 2011 2011 at 7:30 pm.

Gunter Nitsch's new memoir " STRETCH: Coming of Age in Post War Germany " picks up in 1950's Cologne, with a paternal reunion and a reintroduction to the business of life for both himself and Germany.  After World War II, the author was among those relocated in one of the largest forced resettlements of a population in modern times – the expulsion of millions of people from lost Eastern German provinces.  With both humor and suspense, STRETCH is a fascinating first hand glimpse into post-war German life when West Germany was experiencing a transformative economic recovery, but also at times struggling to confront the shadow of its recent Nazi past.

About the author

Gunter Nitsch was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, in December 1937.  By the time he was reunited with his father at the age of thirteen, he had lived in Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, and in both the Soviet-Occupied Zone and the British-Occupied Zone in Germany.  For most of his professional life, he worked as a marketing consultant to American and German firms.  Since his retirement he has devoted his time to writing.  He and his wife live in Chicago IL.

Author Nitsch will bring the text alive, answer questions and autograph copies of this follow up to "Weeds Like Us."
Free and open to the public