Sunday’s Child
Sunday’s Child by Serena Katt, published by National Geographic Books on October 29, 2019, is a graphic novel that delves into the complex history of Katt’s grandfather, known as Opa. This work presents an exploration of Opa’s childhood and teenage years, which he depicted as filled with luck and adventure. However, Katt questions the innocence of his narrative, particularly in light of his early involvement with the Hitler Youth and the military training disguised as games.
In this edition, readers will find a poignant examination of personal and historical narratives, as Katt interrogates the realities behind Opa’s seemingly charmed life amidst the backdrop of World War II in Germany. The book addresses themes of memory, complicity, and the impact of war on youth. With 176 pages of striking illustrations, Sunday’s Child invites readers to reflect on the complexities of history and the stories we tell ourselves.
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Serena Katt’s grandfather, whom she knew as Opa, was a ‘Sunday’s Child’, one of the lucky ones for whom everything always went right. Opa left a brief account of his childhood and teenage years, but it is opaque, a story of prizes won and boyish adventures. In Sunday’s Child, Serena Katt interrogates Opa’s version of his life. Was it really so innocent? Did he really not know what the Nazis were doing? He joined the Hitler Youth at the age of ten, swearing an oath of loyalty to the Fuhrer. From then on the games he played were actually military training, designed to produce a ‘new German youth … violent, domineering, unafraid, cruel … which the world will fear’. At seventeen, in the final desperate days of the war, he is called up but his luck holds. He is sent home and thus survives the war.
Sunday’s Child marks the debut of a remarkable graphic novelist. Serena Katt’s book is powerful, eloquent and moving, and her drawing is superb.
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