02615cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000470011324500300016026400510019030000470024133600260028833700260031433800360034050000500037650000310042650801840045752014060064153400570204765300470210465300360215185600590218785600430224674256UtSlPG20260610134723.0mcr n260607r20241919utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aStern, G. B.q(Gladys Bronwyn),d1890-197310aChildren of No Man's Land 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aAlso published under title: Debatable ground.  aRelease date is 2024-08-14  aMWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Children of No Man’s Land" by G. B. Stern is a novel written in the early 20th century, first published in 1919. It explores themes of youth, identity, and cultural tensions against the backdrop of the early years of World War I. The book introduces us to the Marcus family, particularly focusing on siblings Deborah and Richard as they navigate their experiences in a small, stifling German town, Dorzheim, while grappling with personal conflicts and societal expectations.  The opening of the novel presents a vivid tableau of familial dynamics, highlighting the contrasting views of freedom and responsibility between the characters, particularly between the older generation, represented by Hermann Marcus, and the younger ones, Ferdinand and Stella. As Deborah prepares to visit her young German friend Lothar, Richard shows disdain for being uprooted from their holiday in Switzerland. The narrative reveals Richard's internal struggles with national identity as they confront the realities of their heritage amid growing tensions due to the war. Scenes of lively debates about literature between the boys further emphasize the differences in cultural upbringing and perspectives, setting the stage for the central themes of the novel surrounding generational conflict, cultural identity, and the impending societal changes brought on by the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: Duckworth & Co., 1919  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction  aEnglish fiction -- 20th century4 uhttps://archive.org/details/childrenofnomans00steriala40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74256