01899cam a2200325 4500 693075850 TxGeo 20230310120000.0 120307s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062077325 trade pbk. 0062077325 trade pbk. (OCoLC)703206605 TxGeo Funder, Anna. Stasiland : stories from behind the Berlin Wall / Anna Funder. 1st U.S. ed. New York, NY : Harper Perennial, [2011] 288 p. : maps ; 21 cm. "A hardcover edition of this book was published in Australia by Text Publishing and in the United Kingdom by Granta Books, both in 2003"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references. Berlin, winter 1996 -- Miriam -- Bornholmer Bridge -- Charlie -- The linoleum palace -- Stasi HQ -- The smell of old men -- Telephone calls -- Julia has no story -- The Italian boyfriend -- Major N. -- The Lipsi -- Von Schni-- -- The worse you feel -- Herr Christian -- Socialist man -- Drawing the line -- The plate -- Klaus -- Herr Bock of Golm -- Frau Paul -- The deal -- Hohenschönhausen -- Herr Bohnsack -- Berlin, spring 2000 -- The wall -- Puzzlers -- Miriam and Charlie. In 1989 the Berlin Wall fell, and East Germany ceased to exist. Funder brings us tales of real lives in the former East Germany, providing a powerful account of that brutal world. 20230317. Germany (East) Ministerium für Staatssicherheit History. Secret service Germany (East) History. Germany (East) Biography Anecdotes. Germany (East) Social life and customs. Berlin (Germany) History 20th century. QS5