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Historian and journalist Sebastian Haffner was 24 when he penned an unpublished romance novel set amid Hitler's ominous rise ...
Built on the orders of East German communist politician Erich Honecker to stem the mass emigration of Germans from East ...
You’ll pass through Mauerpark - book on Sundays to experience the huge flea market and raucous free-for-all karaoke - and the Berlin Wall Memorial Museum, where you can see a totally intact ...
The periods before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall also find a depiction in the two central characters. The massive age difference between Hans and Katharina dictates the two perspectives.
"The 2024 International Booker Prize winner Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmann, explores love, politics, and the fading dreams of East German socialism post-Berlin Wall ...
The 6,338 pound, 9 ½ feet tall segment of the Berlin Wall on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley got a badly needed cosmetic overhaul this week.
In October 1990, when the two Germanies became one again, when the two Berlins became one again, the impetus was towards a fresh start. Throw caution to the wind. Tear down that wall once and for ...
It is such an exciting book. Going Went Gone [Erpenbeck’s previous novel, published in 2015] was quiet. It sinks into you. This one grips you from the first page. The story of a frantic love affair.
Even three decades after the fall of The Wall, Berlin is still trying to find itself. Union Berlin is one such face of the city. The club, which joined the top flight in 2019/20, held a reputation as ...
‘Tunnel 29’ Review: Escape From Berlin After the wall was erected, Joachim Rudolph made a daring escape from East Berlin. Then he went back to save his friends.