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A Square in East Berlin
Author(s): Torsten Shulz (Author)
- Publisher: Impress Books
- Publication Date: 28 Sept. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 1907605371
- ISBN-13: 9781907605376
Book Description
Comedy and tragedy intertwine in this entertaining account of life in communist East Berlin as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy. Published originally in German, Harry Guest has provided a funny and engaging translation. The story is sprinkled with outlandish characters, from Granma Otti perpetually in search of her next husband, to Fishface Winkler, whose demise at the hands of an unknown assailant scandalizes the square and leads to the search for the perpetrator. At times a mystery, at others a cultural travelogue, A Square in East Berlin reveals the reality of life beyond the Berlin Wall.
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About the Author
Torsten Schulz was born in East Berlin. He studied film, worked as an editor for the newspaper of the East German civil rights movement, Die Andere, and since 2002 has been Professor of Dramaturgy and Screenwriting at the Film University in Babelsberg. He has made documentaries and written award-winning prose and screenplays for feature films.
