This uneasiness with her national identity is what pulls Krug into the investigation of her past. As a German living in America, her idea of home is laden with complicated feelings, as being “German” has always meant bearing the shame for the crimes of the Second World War and the Holocaust. In German Heimat, translated loosely as home, represents much more than just a physical place, but conjures up feelings of nostalgia, familiarity, and connection to one’s past - concepts with which Krug has struggled to identify. Wrestling with her place of origin, Krug tries to make sense of where she comes from. “How do you know who you are, if you don’t understand where you come from?” Nora Krug asks in “ Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home.” This question is at the heart of this beautifully illustrated and heart-rending graphic memoir. Nora Krug, Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home.
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