THE MAIN IDEA OF STRUGGLE IN GERMAN EMIGRATION LITERATURE

Abstract

As the author noted, one of the main topics of German emigration literature was the Second World War. This theme was reflected in works written in various genres. The revolutionary events that took place in Germany, the two world wars in which the country participated and was one of the main parties in both, bloody coups, and the establishment of the fascist dictatorship left an indelible mark on the works of all representatives of German literature of the 20th century.

The literary activity of brothers Thomas and Heinrich Mann, Hermann  Hesse, Leon Feuchtwanger,  Berthold  Brecht and others, who are prominent representatives of German emigration literature, during the emigration years is intertwined with their political activity. As the author shows, one of the issues that made T. Mann think deeply was the issue of the responsibility of the German intellectuals towards the fate of the country. According to T. Mann, the historical sin of the German intellectuals is that they artificially separated culture from politics, and as a result indirectly helped fascism to gain power. Despite all this, as the author noted, all the representatives of German emigration literature never put down their pens and fought against fascism with confidence and courage until their last breath, in a word, they became the "hitting" hand of the German people