Stasiland
by Anna Funder
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricaljournalisticespionageslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book that is weighty, emotional and smart. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
"It's Berlin in the 1990s. A city split for forty years by the Wall is trying to knit itself back together - a city where former Stasi men and their victims now pass one another in the street, and where, just under the surface, the Nazi past now lies buried.
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- Author
- Anna Funder
- Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 288
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- Open Library
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