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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780143792529
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2018
Publisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd
Pages: 304
Discover the compelling narrative of **Stasiland**, an award-winning masterpiece by Anna Funder that delves into the dark heart of East Germany's totalitarian regime. This gripping **paperback book** unfolds the incredible true stories of individuals who lived under the oppressive watch of the Stasi, the state security service. Funder's exploration of tyranny, resistance, and the human spirit offers a vivid portrayal of a world where fear and betrayal reigned supreme.
In **Stasiland**, readers will be captivated by the remarkable accounts of Miriam, a girl branded as an enemy at a tender age, and Frau Paul, whose life was irrevocably altered by the Berlin Wall. Funder's narrative is interlaced with ironic humor and profound sorrow, revealing a reality where truth often eclipses fiction in its absurdity. Meet the ex-Stasi operatives who, despite their roles in the surveillance state, cling to a nostalgia for a regime now long gone. Each character brings to life a different facet of this Kafkaesque universe, making this book not just historical insight but a thrilling read.
Published by **Penguin Australia Pty Ltd**, Stasiland is an essential addition to your bookshelf and a poignant reminder of the resilience found in human conscience. Its universal themes of **freedom**, **identity**, and **courage** resonate deeply and remain relevant today.
**Delivery Information:** Orders are processed promptly, ensuring your copy of this essential read reaches you swiftly depend on your location. Don't miss the opportunity to experience one of the most profound accounts of life behind the Iron Curtain.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780143792529
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2018
Publisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd
Pages: 304
Description:
Anna Funder's Samuel Johnson Prize-winning Stasiland is an Australian classic, the definitive account of tyranny and resistance in the former East Germany.
Winner of the BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize
Truth can be stranger - and more heartbreaking and hilarious - than fiction.
In this now classic work, Funder tells extraordinary stories from the most perfected surveillance state of all time, the former East Germany. She meets Miriam, condemned as an enemy of the state at sixteen, and Frau Paul, for whom the Berlin Wall 'went through my heart'. She drinks with the legendary 'Mik Jegger' of the East, once declared by the authorities to 'no longer exist'. And she meets ex-Stasi - men who spied on their families and friends - still loyal to the deposed regime as they await the next revolution.
Stasiland is a brilliant, timeless portrait of a Kafkaesque world as gripping as any thriller. In a world of total surveillance, its celebration of human conscience and courage is as potent as ever.
ISBN: 9780143792529
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2018
Publisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd
Pages: 304
Discover the compelling narrative of **Stasiland**, an award-winning masterpiece by Anna Funder that delves into the dark heart of East Germany's totalitarian regime. This gripping **paperback book** unfolds the incredible true stories of individuals who lived under the oppressive watch of the Stasi, the state security service. Funder's exploration of tyranny, resistance, and the human spirit offers a vivid portrayal of a world where fear and betrayal reigned supreme.
In **Stasiland**, readers will be captivated by the remarkable accounts of Miriam, a girl branded as an enemy at a tender age, and Frau Paul, whose life was irrevocably altered by the Berlin Wall. Funder's narrative is interlaced with ironic humor and profound sorrow, revealing a reality where truth often eclipses fiction in its absurdity. Meet the ex-Stasi operatives who, despite their roles in the surveillance state, cling to a nostalgia for a regime now long gone. Each character brings to life a different facet of this Kafkaesque universe, making this book not just historical insight but a thrilling read.
Published by **Penguin Australia Pty Ltd**, Stasiland is an essential addition to your bookshelf and a poignant reminder of the resilience found in human conscience. Its universal themes of **freedom**, **identity**, and **courage** resonate deeply and remain relevant today.
**Delivery Information:** Orders are processed promptly, ensuring your copy of this essential read reaches you swiftly depend on your location. Don't miss the opportunity to experience one of the most profound accounts of life behind the Iron Curtain.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780143792529
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2018
Publisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd
Pages: 304
Description:
Anna Funder's Samuel Johnson Prize-winning Stasiland is an Australian classic, the definitive account of tyranny and resistance in the former East Germany.
Winner of the BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize
Truth can be stranger - and more heartbreaking and hilarious - than fiction.
In this now classic work, Funder tells extraordinary stories from the most perfected surveillance state of all time, the former East Germany. She meets Miriam, condemned as an enemy of the state at sixteen, and Frau Paul, for whom the Berlin Wall 'went through my heart'. She drinks with the legendary 'Mik Jegger' of the East, once declared by the authorities to 'no longer exist'. And she meets ex-Stasi - men who spied on their families and friends - still loyal to the deposed regime as they await the next revolution.
Stasiland is a brilliant, timeless portrait of a Kafkaesque world as gripping as any thriller. In a world of total surveillance, its celebration of human conscience and courage is as potent as ever.