Stasiland

Author: Anna Funder

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  • : $24.95 AUD
  • : 9781877008917
  • : Text Publishing Company
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  • : 0.284
  • : November 2002
  • : 200mm X mm
  • : Australia
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  • : September 2020
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  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : 363.2830943155
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  • : Political oppression & persecution; Biography & autobiography; Social & cultural history
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Description

In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards, the two Germanies reunited, and East Germany ceased to exist. Anna Funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former East Germany. In a country where the headquarters of the secret police could become a museum literally overnight, and one in 50 East Germans were informing on their fellow citizens, there are thousands of captivating stories. She meets Miriam, who, as a 16-year-old, might have started World War III; she visits the man who painted the line that became the Berlin Wall; and she gets drunk with the legendary "Mik Jegger" of the east, once declared by the authorities to his face to "no longer to exist." Each enthralling story depicts what it's like to live in Berlin as the city knits itself back together--or fails to. This is a history full of emotion, attitude, and complexity.

Awards

Shortlisted for Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award 2004.

Reviews

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.

Author description

Anna Funder was born in Melbourne in 1966. She has worked as an international lawyer and documentary film-maker. In 1997 she was writer-in-residence at the Australia Centre in Potsdam. Stasiland is her first book.