{"product_id":"stasiland-stories-from-behind-the-berlin-wall","title":"Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eStasiland is a powerful portrait of the horror and absurdities of state oppression, celebrating resilience and resistance in a world of total surveillance. It is a heartbreaking, beautifully written book that is a classic for sure. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 26 August 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Granta Books\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA heartbreaking, beautifully written book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA classic for sure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaire Tomalin,\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinary true stories of those who lived in East Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTravel 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is Miriam, condemned as an enemy of the state at sixteen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe hears the heartbreaking story of Frau Paul, who was separated from her young baby by the Berlin Wall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd she gets drunk with the legendary \u003cem\u003eMik Jegger\u003c\/em\u003e of the East, a man once declared by the authorities - to his face - to no longer exist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen she meets the Stasi themselves - men and women who spied on their families and friends - people who, despite everything, are still loyal to the vanished regime and who long for the return of Communism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStasiland\u003c\/strong\u003e is a gripping portrait of the horror and the absurdities of state oppression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a world of total surveillance, its celebration of resilience and resistance is as potent as ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant and necessary book about oppression and history...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is someone who knows how to tell the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRachel Cusk,\u003cem\u003eSuperb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFunder skillfully deploys fictional techniques to make the material jump off the page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVividly conveyed [with] flashes of humour too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 210g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 130 x 198 x 31 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781783787340                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anna Funder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44097458536698,"sku":"9781783787340","price":8.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/a29b1a4bf1490b7677301988b68ae38c.jpg?v=1634263988","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/stasiland-stories-from-behind-the-berlin-wall","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}