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Berlin
Berlin
Author: Pierre Frei, Anthea Bell (Translator)
Set in a devastated Berlin one month after the close of the Second World War, Berlin has been highly acclaimed. — Ben, a German boy retrieving cigarette butts to repackage and sell on the black market, discovers the body of a beautiful young woman in a subway station. Blonde and blue-eyed, she has been sexually assaulted and strangled with...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802118325
ISBN-10: 0802118321
Publication Date: 10/10/2006
Pages: 432
Edition: 1
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Grove Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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virginiamom avatar reviewed Berlin on + 28 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Another reviewer used the term "disturbingly convincing" and I would agree. This is a grim novel with its tale of Berliners in the pre and post-war era. It is for readers with strong stomachs, but then that was life in this era. Quite a good read. Right up there with Philip Kerr, and Alan Furst, though the author is of the WWII generation. One wonders what stories are his own memories in this novel.
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