Anna funders stasiland, written in 2002 but covering the authors journeys through the former east germany in 1996 and 2000, is a partial corrective to this erasure of memory. Anna funder is an australian writer who grew up in melbourne. Stasiland stories from behind the berlin wall download. If these stories were the only ones funder recounted, the book would lack balance. She meets miriam, who tried to escape to west berlin as a sixteenyearold. Stories from behind the berlin wall by anna funder in djvu, epub, fb3 download ebook. Funders research centers around the stasi, the east german secret police and surveillance force. Stories from behind the berlin wall book online at best prices in india on. I came across anna funders book stasiland while researching germany in particular berlin from 19451990 and i have to say it is one of the best books i have read on any subject. The first edition of this novel was published in 2003, and was written by anna funder.
The circumstances of her husbands death and doubts surrounding the whereabouts of his remains continue to haunt her. Anna funder in 1989 the berlin wall fell, and east germany ceased to exist. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. She has worked as an international lawyer specializing in human rights and constitutional law. Stories from behind the berlin wall pdf free download. Stories from behind the berlin wall she is brave and strong and broken all at once. Stories from behind the berlin wall by anna funder isbn.
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In this essay, first published in meanjin, he reflects on life behind the iron. Claire tomalin, guardian books ofthe year annafunder delivers a prizewinning and powerfully rendered account of theresistance against east germanys communist dictatorship in these harrowing,personal tales of life behind the iron curtainand. She has worked as an international lawyer and a radio and television producer. Welcome to the litcharts study guide on anna funders stasiland. Of why those who opposed communism when it ruled are forgotten or dishonored, while those who supported it paid no price yet. The stasi, of course, were the east german secret police. Stories from behind the berlin wall anna funder ebook. Anna funders two books are different, yet bear some similarities. Pdf berlin alexanderplatz book by alfred doblin free. Stasiland stories from behind the berlin wall also available in format docx and mobi. Stories from behind the berlin wall by anna funder. In stasiland, winner of the 2004 samuel johnson prize, anna funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former east germany, a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight, and one in fifty east germans were. In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight and in which one in fifty east germans were informing on their fellow.
Anna funder, author of stasiland, on life since berlin. Stories from behind the berlin wall enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. In stasiland australian expatriate anna funder recounts her experiences, between 1995 and 2000, trying to understand the history of the german democratic republic as a police state, talking to both its victims and those who implemented it. Stories from behind the berlin wall, is a nonfiction account of life in what was then east germany, her more recent work, all that i am, is a novel set. Created by the original team behind sparknotes, litcharts are the worlds best literature guides. Stories from behind the berlin wall a must for anyone interested in modern german history. The book was published in multiple languages including german, consists of 457 pages and is available in paperback format.
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