Gritt Eger teaching her son, Henrik, Spring 1944. Photo by Alf Eger, a war correspondent and Henrik's father, shortly before he got killed in Russia, Summer 1944.

STORIES Around the Globe
by Henrik Eger

The autobiographical stories featured on this page are part of two books in progress.
 
1. World War II and post-war Germany: Tragic-comic personal events seen through the eyes of Martin, a little boy, who has no idea of what happened and the scenes that he stumbles into. ​However, as he matures with each new experience, slowly becoming aware of the complexities of life, his naivete gradually disintegrates. For more stories about little Martin, see the dramatized version in The Americans are Coming!
 
2. Life in the U.S.: More tragic-comic personal events.
 
All stories are copyrighted. If you are interested in publishing or adapting any of these stories, please contact the author. I hope to add many more stories in both sections.

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World War II & its aftermath, seen through the eyes of a little boy: GERMANY

Widow in bombed-out Cologne near the Gothic cathedral.‬ ‪Image courtesy of LIFE Magazine.

1945: 

• Black Shoe Polish

1946:

• Santa Claus on an Overcrowded Train

Stories in our own time: USA

Henrik's house from 1926 in a Philadelphia suburb. Photo by Susan Roghair, 2005.

2019:

• A stained-glass window that no longer allows light to come through
• Free Italian chandelier
• Old Tibetan carpet dealer visiting the U.S.

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