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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
paperback | English
Published:
17 June, 2004
paperback | English
Published:
17 June, 2004
Description
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards the two Germanies reunited, and East Germany ceased to exist. In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight, and one in 50 East Germans were informing on their countrymen and women, there are a thousand stories just waiting to get out. Anna Funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former East Germany - she meets Miriam, who as a 16-year-old might have started World War III, visits the man who painted the line which became the Berlin Wall and gets drunk with the legendary "Mik Jegger" of the East, once declared by the authorities to his face to "no longer to exist".
Prizes
Winner of Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2004.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781862076556 |
| ISBN10 | 1862076553 |
| Number Of Pages | 304 |
| Item Weight | 220 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 22 x 192 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Granta Books |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | New |
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Media Reviews
By turns funny, heartbreaking, and stirring . . . [Funder] tells the story of the collapse of a way of life with wit, style, and sympathy.
An appealing blend of investigative and reflective reporting, with the narrative drive of powerful human-interest stories. . . . There is no denying Funder's journalistic talents.