German word used to Mourn and redeem the Nazi atrocities. A Cultural reckoning for the entire county, even those who say they were not complicit.
Word popped up toward the end of a magisterial new analysis of the life and work of Faulkner, The Saddest Words by Michael Gorda.
I'm reading now. For intro google the review in the Atlantic; also search for analysis at nybooks.com
SBC Critical race theory resistors need a deep dive on this one. The last few chapters soar.
I always thought I would go to my grave with mediocre understanding of As I lay Dying, The sound and the Fury and others. But now I have a clue