Schneider's Characters, Like Kundera's, Are Sentient And Sophisticated Figures At A Time When The Constraints Of Communist Rule Persist But Its Energy Has Entirely Vanished.ârichard Eder, los Angeles Times Book Review
when The Berlin Wall Was Still The Most Tangible Representation Of The Cold War, Peter Schneider Made This Political And Ideological Symbol Into Something Personal, That Could Be Perceived On A Human Level, From More Than One Side. In Schneider's Berlin, Real People Cross The Wall Not To Defect But To Quarrel With Their Lovers, See Hollywood Movies, And Sometimes Just Because They Can't Help Themselvesâthe Wall Has Divided Their Emotions As Much As It Has Their Country.
an Honest, Rich Book. . . . It Is One Those Rare Books That Come Back At Odd Moments To Intrude On Your Comfortable Conclusions And Easy Images.ârobert Houston, nation
a Novel About A Young Writer Living In West Berlin Who Sets Out To Examine The Effects Of Political Division On Life, Love, And Identity.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Literary
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Author : Schneider, Peter
Language : English
Edition : Univ of Chicago PR ed.
Published :1998-09-30
Number Of Pages : 294
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0226739414
ISBN-13 : 9780226739410
Item weight : 0.2 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.38 in x 8.5 in
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