The Case of Sergeant Grischa (Tusk Ivories)

About “The Case of Sergeant Grischa (Tusk Ivories)”

The Case of Sergeant Grischa is a 1927 war novel by German author Arnold Zweig. Its original title is Der Streit um den Sergeanten Grischa, and it is part of Zweig's six-part series Der große Krieg der weißen Männer. The novel was published during the "war book boom" of the late 1920s, a period when many First World War veterans wrote semi-autobiographical works based on their experiences. The first English edition appeared in 1928. The story reflects the aftermath of the war and the struggles of soldiers returning to civilian life. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)