Stasiland by anna funder, 9788492567072, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In stasiland, winner of the 2004 samuel johnson prize, anna funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former east germany, a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight, and one in fifty east germans were informing on. Klaus was a musician who unfortunately had to stop. This refers to the apartment anna rents from julia. Buy cheap germany books online germany book rentals. And the gorgeous, decrepit rock star klaus renft, who was declared, to his face, to no longer. What are some good books to read on the stasi, the kgb, and any other major secret police organizations. In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight, and one in 50 east germans were informing on their countrymen and women, there are a thousand stories just waiting to get out. Saunders, mosby, academic press and balliere tindall at medical conventions and cme events in ontario, quebec, the maritimes and alberta for the purpose of selling books and obtaining new subscribers for the medical periodicals. Chapter 19 page 194 so is the cd at klaus place i think of my friends in his room, singing himself. Giles macdonogh is gripped by personal histories of stasi rule in anna funders stasiland. Praise for stasiland moving and exhilirating, stasiland is the kind of book that makes us love nonfiction. Stories from behind the berlin wall by anna funder isbn. Anna funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of.
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Stasiland is a lyrical, at times funny account of the courage some people found to withstand the dictatorship, and the consequences for those who collaborated. Rent stasiland 1st edition 9780062077332 today, or search our site for other textbooks by anna funder. Stasiland, stories from behind the berlin wall audio book. Claire tomalin, guardian books ofthe year annafunder delivers a prizewinning and powerfully rendered account of theresistance against east germanys communist dictatorship in these harrowing,personal tales of life behind the iron curtainand. A hardcover edition of this book was published in australia by text publishing and in the united kingdom by granta books, both in 2003 t.
It tells the story of what it was like to work for the stasi, and describes how those who did so now come to terms, or do not, with their pasts. About this seller abebooks uniqueness is our network of independent booksellers who work with us to provide the most diverse selection of rare, used and outofprint books on the internet. Representation and sales for elsevier with the publishers such as churchill livingstone, butterworth heineman, w. In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight and in which one in fifty east germans were informing on their fellow citizens, there are thousands of captivating stories. Finally id recommend two books already listed here. The stasi used every method both legal and illegal to try and keep the people subdued including an army of informers who would track your every move. By far the funniest section of the book is the middle, when klaus has joined the stasi the infamous secret police. We have you covered with 247 instant online tutoring. Anna funders stasiland demonstrates that great, original reporting is still possible.
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Unfortunately, these situations dont come from a classroom. In the afternoon, funder calls klaus and asks to come over. Visual art for queensland senior secondary students is a new print and digital resource package written explicitly for the new visual art syllabus by a highly experienced team of practising teachers and curriculum developers the perfect classroom resource for singleyear or combined year 11 and 12 classes, creative inquiry provides everything needed to comprehensively cover. Similar trials are recalled with cocky humor by survivors like klaus renft, once a naive underground rock star whose band provided youthful. Get started with a 30 day free trial and get your first 3 audiobooks on us. The stasi, which infiltrated every walk of east german life, suppressed political opposition, and caused the imprisonment of hundreds of thousands of citizens, proved to be one of the most powerful secret police and espionage services in the world. The beginnings of the book were personal, and lay way back in my past.
The character of klaus jentzsch in stasiland from litcharts the. Rent your books and youll pay, on average, less than half the new textbook price. Stasiland gives a great emphasis to real peoples stories both from inside and outside the force but with 1 in 7 people in berlin connected to the stasi in the 70s there. Chaptercharacter summaries flashcards from emily sagoljs class. Apart from the medium of collage, for which he is well known, ernst developed other devices to express his fantastic vision. Stasiland by anna funder is a book first published in 2003 about individuals who resisted the east german regime, and others who worked for its secret police, the stasi. The stasiland community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Buy a discounted audible edition of stasiland audio cd from australias leading online bookstore. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. As a way of understanding life behind the wall, lets walk through stasiland the book, but more importantly, the state. Get everything you need to know about klaus jentzsch in stasiland. Instead, they are just a couple of the true stories of east germany in stasiland. Eligible fau social work students may borrow up to two course textbooks from the school of social work and keep it for the entire semester free of charge.
Army intelligence officer and an ap correspondent for 28 years including a stint as berlin bureau chief, koehler does much to illuminate the workings of the stasi, the much feared east. Ian kershaw, author of the end, fateful choices, and making friends with hitler, is a british historian of twentiethcentury germany noted for his monumental biographies of adolf hitler. University of north dakota new, used, rental and digital. Funder explores the daily chaos and harsh beauty of berlin, a place where some people are trying to remember, and others just as hard to forget. Stasiland demonstrates that great, originalreporting is still possible. In 2002 he received his knighthood for services to history. Kristen strassel has 88 books on goodreads with 21489 ratings. University of north dakota bookstore apparel, merchandise. Books by kristen strassel author of no strings attached. After world war i, ernst joined the dada movement in paris and then became a founder of surrealism. Shop university of north dakota apparel, textbooks, merchandise and gifts at the bookstore. The book lending program is accepting applications for the spring 2020 semester.
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Stasiland is a lyrical, at times funny account of the courage some people found to withstand the communist dictatorship, and the consequences for those who collaborated. Stasiland stories from behind the berlin wall 1st edition. She found her subject in east germany, went for it bravely and delivers the goods in a heartbreaking, beautifully written book. Alison lewis, age funders portraits are by turns funny, heartbreaking. Except the soviet union, no other warsaw pact country had such a large border guard force. Stasiland creeps up on you and then it grips and shakes you and changes your view of history, and of the world. She was placed in solitary confinement for a month no calls, lawyers, books, newspapers or visits.
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