Christiane F.
by Kai Hermann
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryteenslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of age
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is morally murky, contained and weighty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
Two journalists from the news magazine Stern, Kai Herrmann and Horst Rieck, met Christiane in 1978 in Berlin when she was a witness in a trial against a man who paid underaged girls with heroin in return for sex. The journalists wanted to disclose the drug problem among teenagers in Berlin, which was severe but also surrounded by strong taboos. They arranged a two-hour interview with Christiane.
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- Kai Hermann
- Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 297
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