Stasiland : Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder

Stasiland : Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna FunderWINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON FICTION 'A heartbreaking, beautifully written book. A classic for sure' Claire Tomalin, Guardian Extraordinary true stories of those who lived in East Germany. Travel through the remains of East Germany with Anna Funder as she meets the people who lived in the GDR before the fall of the wall. There is Miriam, condemned as an enemy of the state at sixteen. She hears the heartbreaking story of Frau Paul, who

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and encourages children to participate and to find the characters hidden in the pictures

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a time when the Mafia mostly controlled the island

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