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Wall Flower: A Life on the German Border
Rita Kuczynski
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Description for Wall Flower: A Life on the German Border
Paperback. Kuczynski's fascinating memoir relates her experiences of life in East Germany as a student, a fledgling academic philosopher, an independent writer, and, above all, as a woman. Translator(s): Steinhoff, Anthony J. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
In August 1961, seventeen-year-old Rita Kuczynski was living with her grandmother and studying piano at a conservatory in West Berlin. Caught in East Berlin by the rise of the Berlin Wall while on a summer visit to her parents, she found herself trapped behind the Iron Curtain for the next twenty-eight years. Kuczynski's fascinating memoir relates her experiences of life in East Germany as a student, a fledgling academic philosopher, an independent writer, and, above all, as a woman. Though she was never a true believer in Communism, Rita gained entry into the circles of the East German intellectual ... Read more
In August 1961, seventeen-year-old Rita Kuczynski was living with her grandmother and studying piano at a conservatory in West Berlin. Caught in East Berlin by the rise of the Berlin Wall while on a summer visit to her parents, she found herself trapped behind the Iron Curtain for the next twenty-eight years. Kuczynski's fascinating memoir relates her experiences of life in East Germany as a student, a fledgling academic philosopher, an independent writer, and, above all, as a woman. Though she was never a true believer in Communism, Rita gained entry into the circles of the East German intellectual ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Condition
New
Series
German & European Studies
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442616226
SKU
V9781442616226
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About Rita Kuczynski
Rita Kuczynski is a writer, journalist, and philosopher. The author of more than eleven books, both fiction and non-fiction, she lives and works in Berlin. Anthony J. Steinhoff is a professor in the Department of History at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal.
Reviews for Wall Flower: A Life on the German Border
'I was quite surprised to find Rita Kuczinski's exceptional story both instructive and mesmerizing... It can be read at many levels, this text would be a valuable addition to any course focusing on the reconciliation of East-West identities and the logic of contradictions .' - Joyce Marie Mushaben - Journal of Contemporary Central & Eastern ... Read more