02437cam a22003373u 4500 74449 UtSlPG 20260610134725.0 m cr n 260607r20241919utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG de iso639-1 PT Lienhard, Friedrich, 1865-1929 Westmark Westmark : Roman aus dem Elsass Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2024-09-20 Peter Becker, Hans Theyer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Westmark: Roman aus dem Elsaß" by Friedrich Lienhard is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of World War I and explores themes of identity, love, and the struggles of life in Alsace during a time of conflict. The main character, Pfarrer Johann Friedrich Arnold, is depicted as a solemn yet thoughtful man grappling with personal loss and the broader implications of war on his homeland. The opening of the novel introduces the eerie autumn landscape of Alsace, filled with a sense of melancholy as Arnold reflects on his life and the ongoing war that threatens the stability of his community. He is portrayed as a man burdened by the weight of his past, including sorrow for his wife and concerns for his troubled son, Gustav. As he sits in a quiet spot contemplating his feelings, the narrative shifts to Gustav and his fiancée, Fanny Bieler, revealing their intertwined lives amid the chaos of war. The reader is drawn into a story of familial love, cultural conflict, and the struggles faced by those on the home front, setting the stage for deeper explorations of personal and national identity in the chapters to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Stuttgart: Türmer-Verlag Greiner und Pfeiffer, 1919 Families -- Fiction Alsace (France) -- Fiction http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=oxfaleph012753307&indx=1&recIds=oxfaleph012753307 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74449 115174 115174