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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall

Anna Funder

What was it like to live under the East German secret police, and how do people live with that past now?

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Author
Anna Funder

Why read it

  • You will see what prison and surveillance did to ordinary people's lives
  • You will hear from people on both sides, those who were watched and those who did the watching
  • You will learn how a country handles a painful past, from destroyed secret files to polished museums

Who it is for

  • A history reader who wants personal stories rather than policy
  • Someone interested in privacy and state surveillance
  • A traveller to Berlin or Leipzig who wants the story behind places

Contents

  1. 1 Berlin, Winter 1996
  2. 2 Miriam
  3. 3 Bornholmer Bridge
  4. 4 Charlie
  5. 5 The Linoleum Palace
  6. 6 Stasi HQ
  7. 7 The Smell of Old Men
  8. 8 Telephone Calls
  9. 9 Julia Has No Story
  10. 10 The Italian Boyfriend
  11. 11 Major N.
  12. 12 The Lipsi
  13. 13 Von Schni—
  14. 14 The Worse You Feel
  15. 15 Herr Christian
  16. 16 Socialist Man
  17. 17 Drawing the Line
  18. 18 The Plate
  19. 19 Klaus
  20. 20 Herr Bock of Golm
  21. 21 Frau Paul
  22. 22 The Deal
  23. 23 Hohenschönhausen
  24. 24 Herr Bohnsack
  25. 25 Berlin, Spring 2000
  26. 26 The Wall
  27. 27 Puzzlers
  28. 28 Miriam and Charlie
  29. Some Notes on Sources

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