Most of Dr. Streufert’s writings have been scientific, including about 500 Journal and other technical publications as well as ten science books (details about the scientific work will be provided later in this website). Beyond his scientific focus, several articles and (to date) four completed literary books were written for the general public. In addition to articles in magazines and newspapers, Siegfried wrote many short stories, some of them autobiographic in nature, others fictional. Autobiographical stories are found in two books for the general public: Arch of Fire: A Child in Nazi Germany (Aina Kail Books), published in the German language as Drachenwind (Ostsee Verlag) and America! America? (Aina Kai Books). These two books, taken together, sequentially describe Siegfried’s experiences from 1939 at age 5 through his life in Amarillo and Dallas, Texas (1959).
Arch of Fire reflects what life was like in Nazi Germany. Siegfried’s family was persecuted during the Nazi regime (Siegfried’s father was murdered by the Nazis in a concentration camp). In addition, they experienced nearly daily and nightly bombing by allied planes. The book America! America? describes his life after the end of the Second Word War in both Germany and the United States. A third literary book by Siegfried Streufert entitled The Katia Stories again presents Siegfried as a story-teller, yet the stories in this volume are fictional. Some of them will surprise you, others are whimsical, and yet others are intended to be thought provoking. The fourth book for the general public Rhythm of Life contains poems that Siegfried wrote over a period of seventy years. Two additional books are now in press or in preparation.
A few sample stories and poems from all four books follow below. (All of the stories and poems included on this website (below) are protected under international copyright).
Copies of Arch of Fire as well as a limited number of copies of its German version Drachenwind as well as copies of America! America? and of “Rhythm of Life” are still available. If you wish to order a book, please send your request to Aina Kai Books, 5463 Puulima Road, Kalaheo, HI 96741. After the book(s) is/are mailed to you, you will be billed $23.50 each for shipments to addresses in the United States, or $25.00 for shipments to other countries. Books are mailed by relatively slow media mail of the US Postal Service. Requests for shipment via air mail or via express services require an additional charge.
The following pages present some examples of stories and poems in books written by Siegfried Streufert. If you wish to read the short stories and poems in sequence, please click on “Next Page.” If you want to select which entry into this site you wish to look at next, please click on “Return to Glossary.”