The fall of the Berlin Wall, and the chain of events leading up to it, arguably constitute one of the most thoroughly documented episodes in recent history. Nonetheless, most …
Minnesanteckningarnas bok publicerades första gången 1986, efter fem års kamp mot censur i Ungern. Berättelsen, som är skriven i jag-form, utgörs av tre delar och är både en …
De träffas av en slump vid Alexanderplatz. Katharina är nitton år, Hans trettio år äldre och gift. Det är mitten av 80-talet, och under åren som följer – de sista före murens fall …
Placing coffee at the center of its analysis, Brewing Socialism links East Germany's consumption and food culture to its relationship to the wider world. Andrew Kloiber reveals the …
The Iron Curtain divided the continent of Europe, north to south, with the Berlin Wall as its most visible, infamous manifestation. Since the Cold War ended and these borders came …
This study offers a fresh approach to the remarkable German film The Lives of Others (2006), known for its compelling representation of a Stasi surveillance officer and the moral …
Cyril Pustan lived an extraordinary life. He was born into an Orthodox Jewish household in London in 1929 where his father was a refugee from the pogroms in Ukraine, and his mother …
De treffes tilfeldig ved Alexanderplatz i 1986. Katharina er nitten, Hans tretti år eldre og gift. Hun utdanner seg til setter i statstrykkeriet i DDR og kjenner ikke noe annet …
Culture from the Slums explores the history of punk rock in East and West Germany during the 1970s and 1980s. These decades witnessed an explosion of alternative culture across …
Mestarillinen kokoelma tuokiokuvia elämästä ja kuolemasta.Lukija-romaanistaan tunnetun Bernhard Schlinkin novellit ovat herkkävaistoisia kamarinäytelmiä, jotka yllättävät, …
