▁responsibility ▁and ▁the ▁gu ilt ▁in cur red ▁by ▁Germ ans ▁at ▁that ▁time ," ▁said ▁He ide mar ie ▁Wie cz ore k - Ze ul , ▁Germany ' s ▁development ▁aid ▁minister . ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁admitted ▁that ▁the ▁mass ac res ▁were ▁equivalent ▁to ▁gen o cide . ▁ ▁Not ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁did ▁the ▁German ▁government ▁admit ▁that ▁the ▁mass ac res ▁were ▁equivalent ▁to ▁gen o cide ▁and ▁again ▁apolog ised ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁Her ero ▁are ▁su ing ▁the ▁German ▁government ▁in ▁a ▁class ▁action ▁law suit . ▁ ▁In ▁literature ▁The ▁Her ero ▁Wars ▁and ▁the ▁mass ac res ▁are ▁both ▁dep icted ▁in ▁a ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁novel ▁V . ▁by ▁Thomas ▁P yn ch on . ▁The ▁trag ic ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁Her ero ▁and ▁N ama qua ▁Gen o cide ▁also ▁appears ▁in ▁P yn ch on ' s ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁novel ▁Gra vity ' s ▁Rain bow . ▁ ▁The ▁heavy ▁to ll ▁of ▁the ▁Her ero ▁and ▁N ama qua ▁Gen o cide ▁on ▁individual ▁lives ▁and ▁the ▁fabric ▁of ▁Her ero ▁culture ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁historical ▁novel ▁M ama ▁Nam ib ia ▁by ▁Mari ▁S ere bro v . ▁ ▁The ▁war ▁and ▁the ▁mass ac res ▁are ▁both ▁significantly ▁featured ▁in ▁The ▁G lam our ▁Of ▁Pro spect ing , ▁a ▁contemporary ▁account ▁by ▁Frederick ▁Corn