A Reluctant Citizen: Making a life in German-occupied Memel and Lithuania 1932-1940

By John Winglap and Ruta Sevo

A young teacher navigates the politics of a territory continually "annexed: " Memel/Klaipeda.A raw, short account of what happened to a serious teacher of physical education when the Germans took over Memel and parts of Lithuania in 1939. He struggles with his multicultural identity in face of life-threatening politics, and continually weighs his convictions in choosing citizenship and jobs.The story is a fictionalized memoir written in the third person.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0990586286
• ISBN13: 9780990586289
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Ruta Sevo
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"