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26%OFFRory Maclean - Berlin: Imagine a City - 9781780224589 - V9781780224589
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Berlin: Imagine a City

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Description for Berlin: Imagine a City Paperback. The first single-volume biography of Berlin, one of the world's great cities - told via twenty-one portraits, from medieval times to the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.

The first single-volume biography of Berlin, one of the world's great cities - told via twenty-one portraits, from medieval times to the twenty-first century.

A city devastated by Allied bombs, divided by a Wall, then reunited and reborn, Berlin today resonates with the echo of lives lived, dreams realised and evils executed. No other city has repeatedly been so powerful and fallen so low. And few other cities have been so shaped and defined by individual imaginations.

Through vivid portraits spanning five centuries, Rory MacLean reveals the varied and rich history of Berlin, from its brightest to its ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
328g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780224589
SKU
V9781780224589
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About Rory Maclean
Rory MacLean has known three Berlins: West Berlin, where he made movies with David Bowie and Marlene Dietrich, East Berlin, where he researched his first book, STALIN'S NOSE, and now the unified capital. He has twice been shortlisted for the THOMAS COOK TRAVEL BOOK PRIZE and he has been nominated for the INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD. He is a ... Read more

Reviews for Berlin: Imagine a City
(a) wonderful book
THOMAS BRUSSIG
FINANCIAL TIMES
Berlin vies with London, currently, as the coolest city on the planet. MacLean's wonderfully knowledgable overview of the city's history helps explain the place's enduring fascination.
WILLIAM BOYD
THE GUARDIAN
"Berlin: Portrait of a City Through the Centuries" is an extraordinary work of history. To call it ... Read more

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