In neither novel does Ledig indulge in comments or allusions as to intention or guilt. He describes injury and events without moral gloss; no narrator’s voice of condemnation, nor of pity. What he is focused on in Payback is the visceral experience of being under the bombs, which he, himself, experienced in Munich in The constant feeling of being trapped, claustrophobic underground but terrified whether . Gert Ledig. Payback. London: Granta Books, xv + pp. $, paper, ISBN Reviewed by Julia Torrie Published on H-German (November, ) Stratigraphy of an Inferno Gert Ledig's novel Vergeltung begins in a graveyard, in the middle of an aerial bombard‐ ment. "When the first bomb fell," he writes, "the. · Gert Ledig was born in Leipzig and grew up in Vienna. At the age of 18 he volunteered for the army, and was wounded at the battle of Leningrad in He later reworked his experiences in the book, 'The Stalin Organ'. Switching between the German and Russian lines, Ledig brings us the experience of war from both sides of the conflict.4/5.
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for PAYBACK By Gert Ledig Michael Hofmann at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Click to read more about Payback by Gert Ledig. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Payback by Gert Ledig () Gert Ledig was born in Germany in and enlisted in the German army in , at age He was wounded seriously during the Battle of Leningrad and was sent back to Germany to work as an engineer. While back in Germany he lived through some of the horrifying air raids unleashed on Germany by the Allies.
When Gert Ledig's book appeared in , Germans didn't want to be reminded of the horrors of war. "Payback" describes the bombing of an anonymous German city by an American air regiment. During the course of an hour in July , bombers fly over an unnamed German city, while down below, civilians live out their last days. First published in , and now available in English for the first time, Payback paints a savage and unflinching picture of the realities of warfare for ordinary men and women. Payback. Gert Ledig. Granta, - Fiction - pages. 1 Review. This novel recounts the effects of an Allied air raid on a German city in July As American.
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