Set in 1990, following the collapse of the Berlin Wall, Ingo Schulze presents scenes from post-unification life in the small Thuringian town of Altenburg. In a laconic, unsentimental style reminiscent of the stories of Raymond Carver, Schulze portrays a society marked by unemployment and casual racial violence. Ordinary life struggles to adapt in the aftermath of the Berlin Wall, where the deeds of the East-West past are no longer secret.
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- ISBN10 1299000029
- ISBN13 9781299000025
- Publish Date 10 May 2014 (first published 1 February 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 February 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Vintage
- Format eBook
- Language English