Memoirs of Childhood and Youth - (Albert Schweitzer Library) by Albert Schweitzer (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- In this charming autobiographical essay, Albert Schwenzer tells of his first nineteen years in Upper Alsace and his youthful discoveries of religion, music, and the inspiration of friendship.
- About the Author: Kurt Bergel is a professor emeritus of history at Chapman University and the co-director of its Albert Schweitzer Institute.
- 104 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Medical (incl. Patients)
- Series Name: Albert Schweitzer Library
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"This translation is based on the original German edition by C.H. Beck'sche Verlagbuchhandlung, Muncheen 1924"--T.p. verso.Book Synopsis
In this charming autobiographical essay, Albert Schwenzer tells of his first nineteen years in Upper Alsace and his youthful discoveries of religion, music, and the inspiration of friendship. Even in his boyhood there were traces of what was to become his "reverence for life" as a boy, he writes, he managed to dissuade several companions from going fishing because of the pain he felt the deed gave to both the worm and the fish. In poignant vignettes, Schweitzer also describes his unhappiness at discovering that he had better food or better clothing than chose around him. Memoirs of Childhood and Youth offers wonderful insights on Dr. Schweitzer's childhood journey that eventually led him to dedicate himself to medical service in African colonies.
This new translation also has rarely seen photographs of Schweitzer, both as a youth and as an adult.From the Back Cover
In this charming autobiographical essay, Albert Schweitzer tells of his first nineteen years in Upper Alsace and his youthful discoveries of religion, music, and the inspiration of friendship. Even in his boyhood there were traces of what was to become his "reverence for life": as a boy, he writes, he managed to dissuade several companions from going fishing because of the pain he felt the deed gave to both the worm and the fish. In poignant vignettes, Schweitzer also describes his unhappiness at discovering that he had better food or better clothing than those around him. Memoirs of Childhood and Youth offers wonderful insights on Dr. Schweitzer's childhood journey that eventually led him to dedicate himself to medical service in African colonies. This new translation also has rarely seen photographs of Schweitzer, both as a youth and as an adult.Review Quotes
Dr. Schweitzer tells his story with frankness and simplicity, and though he takes many a good-humored poke at himself as an earnest young man, he respects that young man, and with reason.-- "The New Yorker"
About the Author
Kurt Bergel is a professor emeritus of history at Chapman University and the co-director of its Albert Schweitzer Institute.
Alice R. Bergel, was a German-American literary scholar who taught at the University of California, Irvine.
