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<p>The German minority emigrated massively from Romania after the fall of the communist regime in 1989, so the void left by it had to be filled with representatives of Romanian ethnicity. The main actors for the relations between the Saxons and the Romanians in Transylvania are the children who study in schools with German as a mother tongue. They will carry on the cultural heritage left by the Saxons. But how can we reach out for these children? The answer is given to us by the writer Anne Junesch in her book „Das Amenchen. Mäuseleben”, published in 2019. An attempt is being made to sensitize young readers to Transylvanian culture. With the help of a story centered around a fortified church and a main character from Germany, a world full of secrets and of the unknown is revealed to us. With small steps, an incursion is thus made into the almost lost world of the Transylvanian Saxons.</p>
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The German minority emigrated massively from Romania after the fall of the communist regime in 1989, so the void left by it had to be filled with representatives of Romanian ethnicity. The main actors for the relations between the Saxons and the Romanians in Transylvania are the children who study in schools with German as a mother tongue. They will carry on the cultural heritage left by the Saxons. But how can we reach out for these children? The answer is given to us by the writer Anne Junesch in her book „Das Amenchen. Mäuseleben”, published in 2019. An attempt is being made to sensitize young readers to Transylvanian culture. With the help of a story centered around a fortified church and a main character from Germany, a world full of secrets and of the unknown is revealed to us. With small steps, an incursion is thus made into the almost lost world of the Transylvanian Saxons.

Die Vermittlung von siebenbürgisch-sächsischem Kulturgut ausgehend von dem Kinderbuch <italic>Das Amenchen. Mäuseleben</italic> (2019) der rumäniendeutschen Schriftstellerin Anne Junesch

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Die Vermittlung von siebenbürgisch-sächsischem Kulturgut ausgehend von dem Kinderbuch  (2019) der rumäniendeutschen Schriftstellerin Anne Junesch

The German minority emigrated massively from Romania after the fall of the communist regime in 1989, so the void left by it had to be filled with...

Die Vermittlung von siebenbürgisch-sächsischem Kulturgut ausgehend von dem Kinderbuch Das Amenchen. Mäuseleben (2019) der rumäniendeutschen Schriftstellerin Anne Junesch

Published Online: Mar 19, 2024

Page range: 122 - 135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2023-0007

Keywords
Anne Junesch, Transylvania, Transylvanian Saxons, literature for children, cultural elements

© 2023 Andreea Dumitru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Die Vermittlung von siebenbürgisch-sächsischem Kulturgut ausgehend von dem Kinderbuch Das Amenchen. Mäuseleben (2019) der rumäniendeutschen Schriftstellerin Anne Junesch

Published Online: Mar 19, 2024

Page range: 122 - 135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2023-0007

KeywordsAnne Junesch, Transylvania, Transylvanian Saxons, literature for children, cultural elements

© 2023 Andreea Dumitru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Anne Junesch, Transylvania, Transylvanian Saxons, literature for children, cultural elements