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The Wall Jumper: A Berlin Story (Phoenix Fiction Series)

by Peter Schneider

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

"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."Richard 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 themselvesthe 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."Robert Houston, Nation

Synopsis:

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 themselves — the Wall has divided their emotions as much as it has their country.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780226739410
Subtitle:
A Berlin Story
Translator:
Hafrey, Leigh
Author:
Schneider, Peter
Author:
Hafrey, Leigh
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Location:
Chicago :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
City and town life
Subject:
City and town life -- Germany -- Berlin -- Fiction.
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
City and town life -- Fiction.
Subject:
Berlin wall, berlin, germany, 1961-1989
Edition Number:
1
Edition Description:
1
Series:
Phoenix Fiction Series
Publication Date:
November 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
8.39x5.33x.45 in. .40 lbs.

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