Das mexikanische Visum hat Anna Seghers und ihrer Familie wahrscheinlich das Leben gerettet wie zahllosen anderen Geflüchteten aus Franco-Spanien und Hitler-Deutschland. Ihnen öffnete das fortschrittliche Land mit den Wappensymbolen Adler, Schlange und Kaktus seine Tore. Aber wie fremd war ihr doch dieses Land. „An Mexiko ging mich nichts an“, wird Seghers rückblickend sagen. In der Anfangsszene eines ihrer bekanntesten Werke kommt es der Ich-Erzählerin irreal und „phantastisch vor, dass ich ... Bitte hier anmelden
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