Asal Dardan describes how she becomes familiar with the German language. How she can easily write letters for offices and authorities in the name of her mother, but becomes hesitant when it comes to schoolwork, who has to carefully approach the correct use of the language - and who hopes for support from Helmut, her mother's friend. In the end, of course, the German language becomes completely her own. And maybe the ability to use language sensitively is the result of the initially experienced gap between the self and this language? Dardan, the supposed barbarian, produces a piece of German culture.
German non-fiction book award: Asal Dardan, "Contemplations of a Barbarian"
2021-04-13T23:19:07.022Z
Asal Dardan's “Considerations of a Barbarian” has been nominated for the German Non-Fiction Prize. The native Iranian tells of her youth in Germany. Her biographical breaks could also be bio-German.
Source: welt