About

Gabrielle Robinson is author of six non-fiction books. She was born in Berlin at the end of World War II, and has been educated in Europe and the US, earning an MA from Columbia University and a Ph. D from the University of London. She is now a Professor Emerita of English.
Her most recent book is Api's Berlin Diaries. My Quest to Understand my Grandfather's Nazi Past, She Writes Press, 2020.
More at https://www.gabriellerobinson.com/

Featured Work

Api's Berlin Diaries. My Quest to Understand my Grandfather's Nazi Past

2020

After her mother's death, Robinson found diaries her grandfather kept while serving as doctor in Berlin 1945--only to discover that he had been a member of the Nazi party.

Other Works

  • Better Homes of South Bend: An American Story of Courage

    2015

  • German Settlers of South Bend

    2003

  • A Private Mythology: The Manuscripts and Plays pf John Whiting

    1988

Awards and Recognition

  • South Bend Community Hall of Fame
  • Sagamore of the Wabash, Indiana's highest honor
  • Honorary Citizen, Arzberg, Germany
  • Woodrow Wilson Fellow
  • Nautilus Book Awards Silver in Memoir for Api's Berlin Diaries
  • Finalist for Montaigne Medal (Eric Hoffer) for Api's Berlin Diaries