Christa Wolf

Analysis of Christa Wolf’s Divided Heaven

By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on October 11, 2022

Divided Heaven, the second novel by German author Christa Wolf (1929–2011) became an immediate best seller and a critical success upon publication: The initial 160,000 copies and 10 editions sold out within a few months. Divided Heaven chronicles Rita Seidel’s… Read More ›

Analysis of Christa Wolf’s Cassandra

By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on October 9, 2022

Cassandra was the fifth and final lecture of a series Christa Wolf (1929–2011) presented in 1982. Shortly thereafter, the draft was reworked and published in 1983 with Jan Van Heurck’s English translation appearing in 1984. Cassandra is a retelling of… Read More ›