De Gruyter Saur German Children's and Youth Literature in Exile 1933-1950: Biographies and Bibliographies

"German Children's and Youth Literature in Exile 1933-1950," contains biographies of 101 authors and illustrators of children's and youth literature as well as bibliographies of the books written and illustrated by them that were published in exile between 1933 and 1950. Included are authors who were born before 1918 in Germany or in areas of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, who were forced to flee and live through the Nazi dictatorship in exile. Among them were prominent authors such as Bertolt Brecht, authors of "classics" in children's and youth literature like Kurt Held ("Die rote Zora und ihre Bande"; 1941), Irmgard Keun ("Nach Mitternacht"; 1937) oder Felix Salten ("Bambi"; 1923), and also authors less known today. Each bibliography also includes the translations of the author's works into languages from all over the world. Recorded in the bibliographies are all forms and genres of children's literature: narrative literature and poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Every bibliographic entry contains a short overview of the contents, a description of the graphic techniques used for the illustrations, and if known, a commentary on the historical origins of the book, as well as information on the place where the copy of the book was examined. The handbook includes two indexes. The name index lists the names of authors, illustrators, editors, translators and designers, the private owners of the copies examined, as well as the names of other authors in exile listed in the biography. The title index lists all the books that are described in the bibliographies. Review "Zlata Fuss Phillips präsentiert in ihrer vorbildlichen Bibliographie eine spannend zu lesende Kollektivbiographie zu deutschsprachigen Kinder- und Jugendbuchautoren. Sie liefert nicht nur detailliertes biographisches Material, sondern auch kommentierende Inhaltsangaben, präzise Informationen zu der Art der Illustrationen und jeweils einen nachgewiesenen Standort eines jeden Buches." (Aus dem Antiquariat, Frankfurt/M., Nr. 6, 2002) "Nicht nur als literarbiographisches und bibliographisches Hilfsmittel, auch als geschichtliche Dokumentation zum Nationalsozialismus sollte 'German children's and youth literature in exile 1933-1950' in keiner Universitätsbibliothek, literaturwissenschaftlichen, historischen, kunsthistorischen Fachbibliothek sowie öffentlichen Bibliothek fehlen; für KJL-Wissenschaftler und -Bibliographen, für (kunst)historisch und literarisch interessierte Lehrer, Studenten und Laien stellt es eine bisher noch nicht in dieser Genauigkeit und Vollständigkeit existierende Quelle dar." (Informationsmittel für Bibliotheken (online), Stuttgart, Ausg. 2, 2002) "... liegt nun dieses hervorragende Nachschlagewerk vor, das eine Zusammenschau und weitergehende Untersuchungen zum Thema gibt." (Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft, Berlin, Nr. 7, 2003) "The handbook, clearly laid out and organized, of absolutely professional quality, significant and sound, is a most valuable basic tool for scholars as well as teachers interested in children's and youth literature written and published in exile." (Unterrichtspraxis, Cookeville, No. 2, Fall 2003) "A reference work of the highest quality..." (Children's Literature Association Quarterly, Charlotte, No. 2, Summer 2003) "Dieses Handbuch wird sich zu einem Standardwerk der deutschen Kinder- und Jugendliteratur entwickeln. Diese Fundgrube sei allen Buch-, Bibliotheks- und Literaturwissenschaftlern dringend zur Lektüre empfohlen." (Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis, München, Nr. 3, 2003)