Otto & Daria: A Wartime Journey Through No Man's Land

By Eric Koch

A poignant memoir of lives cleaved by war, Otto and Daria is the first-hand account of Eric Koch, a man who once was called Otto. As a Jewish refugee from WWII Germany, Otto first left his country for England, and later arrived in Canada, where he was for a time imprisoned in a camp. The counterpoint to Otto's recollections are the letters from his long-distance love interest, Daria Hambourg, a London girl of bohemian temperament, unusual literary talents and a distinguished, but restrictive, family background. These parallel writings tell the story of two young people caught in the grip of history, and together show what you have to give up in order to move forward.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889774439
• ISBN13: 9780889774438
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: University of Regina Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.7" x 6.7"