My Tainted Blood
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1882190882 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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He taught German language and literature at Colby College from 1965 to 1997. Hubert C. During the first ten years at Colby, he enjoyed working part time as a certified ski instructor at Sugarloaf USA. Following a lifelong interest in good cuisine, he opened the Johann Sebastian B Restaurant in Oakland, Maine, of which he was the owner/manager/chef from 1975 to 2003. Kueter, born 1930 in Breslau
A compelling autobiography of survival in wartime Germany Polly Schaafsma "My Tainted Blood" is the compelling, semi-fictionalized autobiography of survival in war time and post-war Germany as a half-Jewish teenager, as he negotiated his way amidst the uncertainties that lurked with every new social encounter. Finding enough to eat was commonly a priority, a problem often solved creatively by the wiles of the writer. Hubert Kueter's story is captivating and even humerous as it moves the reader from one crisis to another in a dangerous world. Vividly presented, this story is a must for the American reader far removed from the personal everyday experiences of life in Germany during those years. Superbly told, it. food and ingenuity R. Neinstein This is an extremely well-told story of a most unusual youth -- one Kueter spent hiding his Jewishness from the Nazis and from his neighbors in wartime Germany. In addition to the anxieties of being sent off to a concentration camp, there were the more everyday concerns of hunger, concerns Kueter attended to with a Robin-Hood-like panache. Robin Hood plus Reynard the Fox: those two role models helped the teenaged Kueter outwit the authorities and consistently provide food for an extended family. In addition to tales of derring-do, there are recipes that show that even as a boy, Kueter was already a chef/restaurateur-in-training. An unusu. Diane E. Roche said A Savory Tale Even Adolescent Boys Will Like. I had a hard time imagining how the food motif could possibly be credibly combined with a story of survival in Nazi Germany, but it works! The overall deprivation and bleakness of this historical period fade into the background as young Horst, time and time again, manages to come home with the raw material not just for survival but for a feast. The combination of his lyrically described meals, his poignant romance with the talented Brigitte and the tales of masculine courage and daring are an unbeatable recipe.
The half-Jewish teenager forages to feed family and friends. With humorous and picaresque adventures in school, sports, music, cooking, romance, and intrigue, involving German, Russian, and African American soldiers, Kueter tells the multifaceted story of the German Jews and their unrequited love of Germany.. Colby professor emeritus of German literature recounts surviving the Nazis and postwar racism
--Raffael Scheck, PhD, Chair, Department of History, Colby CollegeThis is what the novels of magic realism and Hubert Kueter's My Tainted Blood do to a high degree. They take their readers on wondrous journeys driven by myth and memory. The experience of people with mixed background in Nazi Germany is an area of great interest to historians, and this account will contribute to it. The book is often so downright funny that it almost lets the reader forget the very serious context of persecution, war, and other direct threats. It is written with a wit and elegance that reveal a remarkable talent. Kueter relishes in his schemes to outwit the Nazis, and he takes every opportunity to reveal his passion for culinary intricacies, wh