Das ,Ich‘, das ,Sie‘ und das ,Du‘ in Ernst Jüngers norwegischen Reisetagebuch Myrdun (1943)

Abstract

In the sixth volume of Min kamp, Karl Ove Knausgård focuses on the European male generation that was significantly shaped by World War I. Knausgård also mentions the Lieutenant and later author Ernst Jünger (1895–1998), whose early autobiographical texts show only a perception of the self – but not a perception of the other. Based on Knausgård’s observation, this article examines to what extent a shift in perspective can be observed in Jünger’s travel literature, which was written during his time in Romsdal (Eidsbygda). This genre provides a promising subject for investigation, as writing about the other requires the physical presence of the other in direct confrontation.