Stasiland

Leserillen im Rücken, leichte Staubspuren am Schnitt, Kanten leicht bestoßen

Insgesamt guter gelesener Zustand

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".

‘Stasiland is a brilliant account of the passionate search for a brutal
history in the process of being lost, forgotten and destroyed. It is a masterpiece of investigative analysis, written almost like a novel, with a perfect mix of compassion and distance’ Elena Lappin, Sunday Times
‘At once lyrical, bitter, funny and sad, her writing releases many individuals of their stories – a second liberation’ Jonathan Heawood, Observer
‘If I had to single out just one paperback this year, it would be Anna Funder’s Stasiland. Funder brings home with chilling detail the sheer human wastefulness of a political system built on deception and betrayal. It’s a terrible story, but written with vivacity and wit’ Simon Shaw, Daily Mail
‘A journey into the bizarre, scary, secret history of the former East Germany that is both relevant and riveting’ Sunday Times, Books of the Year

DDR, GDR, Stasi