In the book, australian writer anna funder talks to people about their experiences of life under the surveillance of the ministry for state security, also known as the stasi. Stasiland quotes anna funder stasiland quotes anna funder added by alter all notes from this user on 26th september, 2015 and since downloaded 1011 times. Several years after stasiland, funder returned with her second book, and first foray into fiction. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The stasiland community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Similar trials are recalled with cocky humor by survivors like klaus renft, once a naive underground rock star whose band provided youthful.
Rent your books and youll pay, on average, less than half the new textbook price. Stasiland in german german edition german hardcover. In addition to two attractive rooms, the apartment includes a bathroom, fitted eur 1,539 month. Ostland follows the true life story of george heuser and his rise as a brilliant young detective to his eventual decline as a nazi war criminal. I came across anna funders book stasiland while researching germany in particular berlin from 19451990 and i have to say it is one of the best books i have read on any subject. Stasiland creeps up on you and then it grips and shakes you and changes your view of history, and of the world. A readers introduction to stasiland on the night of sunday 12 august 1961 the east german army rolled out barbed wire along the streets bordering the eastern sector, and stationed sentries at regular intervals. Winner, the bbc four samuel johnson prize for nonfiction, 2004. And the gorgeous, decrepit rock star klaus renft, who was declared, to his face, to no longer.
The stasi used every method both legal and illegal to try and keep the people subdued including an army of informers who would track your every move. Klaus renft combo music, videos, stats, and photos. Stories from behind the berlin wall by anna funder isbn. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Teach your students to analyze literature like litcharts does. By far the funniest section of the book is the middle, when klaus has joined the stasi the infamous secret police.
Cancel anytime during your free trial, no strings attached. Annas friend who is a retired rock star and heavy drunk. Funder explores the daily chaos and harsh beauty of berlin, a place where some people are trying to remember, and others just as hard to forget. Every textbook comes with a 21day any reason guarantee. Rent stasiland 1st edition 9780062077325 today, or search our site for other textbooks by anna funder. We have you covered with 247 instant online tutoring. Traveller magazine stasiland takes us on a grim journey into a country in which the ratio of watchers to watched was even higher than that of the soviets under communism.
Klaus renft combo music censorship demonstrates the necessity of monitored expression for the stasis controlled influence. Buy stasiland large type large print edition by funder, anna isbn. University of north dakota new, used, rental and digital. Winner of the bbc four samuel johnson prize truth can be stranger and more heartbreaking and hilarious than fiction. Could anyone have ever made up some of the ghastly, cruel and extraordinary tales that funder uncovers for this book. New, used or digital books whatever your preference, weve got you covered.
The name changed to renft in the 70s and in 1975 the band was forbidden again. From 1962 to 1967 the band was stage banned by the government. All i can say is that it is a book that manages to show how history writing can be intimate while at the same time conveying facts and hard truths. Stasiland ebook by anna funder 9780062077332 rakuten kobo. Visual art for queensland senior secondary students is a new print and digital resource package written explicitly for the new visual art syllabus by a highly experienced team of practising teachers and curriculum developers. Ostland by david thomas meet your next favorite book. My book tour continued, with results both more and less predictable. Buy cheap germany books online germany book rentals. It tells the story of what it was like to work for the stasi, and describes how those who did so now come to terms, or do not, with their pasts. Get any 2 books, plus a bonus vip book in your free trial.
Student housing and accommodation for students leipzig. There is a new version that includes the crestview case, available directly from klaus. The problem if it is one with reading history, is that it can get very technical and makes for a heavy read, this however is beautifully written and a triumph in. Giles macdonogh is gripped by personal histories of stasi rule in anna funders stasiland. Klaus was a musician who unfortunately had to stop. Instant downloads of all 1291 litchart pdfs including stasiland. Stories from behind the berlin wall, which has been published in twenty countries and translated into sixteen languages. In program two anna funder discusses her book stasiland, and its reception in germany, with terry lane. Anna is the author of the book, a journalist who traveled to germany in work interest.
Mar 01, 20 ostland follows the true life story of george heuser and his rise as a brilliant young detective to his eventual decline as a nazi war criminal. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Thirty years after the fall of the berlin wall, the author. It is a novel that transcends decades, continents and viewpoints.
The title of this book is stasiland and it was written by anna funder. For forty years, the stasi maintained a frightening reputation for surveillance, infiltration and terror, leading historian timothy garton. This refers to the apartment anna rents from julia. Lovingly and modernly furnished studio in leipzig west on the. Stasiland is a lyrical, at times funny account of the courage some people found to withstand the dictatorship, and the consequences for those who collaborated.
Anna funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of. Furnished single room in 3bedroom flat in the hall of residence titaniaweg 7 in leipzig. Aug 29, 2012 all i can say is that it is a book that manages to show how history writing can be intimate while at the same time conveying facts and hard truths. This 47page guide for stasiland by anna funder includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 28 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on litcharts. Stasiland in german by anna funder, 9783434505761, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Funder brings a novelists sensibilities to this previously overlooked period of history. It has been translated into a number of languages and has also been studied by school and university students. I completed year 11 literature as well as studying and using stasiland on my english exam this year managed a 48 and using the text as a resource for my german oral exam. Terry lane interviews anna funder big ideas abc radio. Stasiland is a lyrical, at times funny account of the courage some people found to withstand the communist dictatorship, and the consequences for those who collaborated. The beginnings of the book were personal, and lay way back in my past. Chaptercharacter summaries flashcards from emily sagoljs class.
Anna funder is a lawyer by professional training, a multilingual government negotiator. Klaus wrote the book on montana landlordtenant law, and this is it. In 2004 stasiland won the bbc samuel johnson prize, the most prestigious nonfiction award in the united kingdom. In this now classic work, funder tells extraordinary stories from the most perfected surveillance state of all time, the former east germany. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He began playing american music, such as chuck berry, and later did covers of the beatles and led zeppelin. Set against the backdrop of the rise of hitler and outbreak of world war ii, all that i am follows the lives of four leftwing german activists as they work to oppose nazism. I had the opportunity to get to know vaclav klaus closely both as a patient and from our numerous discussions in which all talk of politics was barred in the pub we both haunt, the sign politische gesprache verboten hangs over our table. Overview its just as easy to join in the hustle and bustle of the city after just a few steps and later return to the place where you will immediately feel at home. Chapter 19 page 194 so is the cd at klaus place i think of my friends in his room, singing himself happy. The table is covered in ashtrays and beer cans the same scene in two different sizes. Most of their lyrics have been politically, often criticizing the regime. Funder explores the daily chaos and harsh beauty of berlin, a place where some people are trying to.
Most of those behind the wall lived life in extremes. She was placed in solitary confinement for a month no calls, lawyers, books, newspapers or visits. Stasiland by anna funder is a book first published in 2003 about individuals who resisted the east german regime, and others who worked for its secret police, the stasi. Informing the stasi preface the east german state security service, commonly known as the stasi, was founded in february 1950.
Read stasiland stories from behind the berlin wall by anna funder available from rakuten kobo. Stasiland demonstrates that great, originalreporting is still possible. This is the kind of mistake that might underpin a project, like stasiland. The spys the limit guardian first book award 2003 the. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Stasiland by aussie author one of the main things that kept it alive for that length of time apart from the berlin wall was the ministerium fur staatssicherheit or stasi as it was commonly known. Klaus jentzsch, funder thinks, is a familiar figure for many east germansthe bad boy of east german rocknroll. Written in a way that switches between the war years of the 1940s and heusers trial as a nazi mass murderer in the 60s, the book is essentially broken into three distinct sections. In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight and in which one in fifty east germans were informing on their fellow citizens, there are thousands of captivating stories. Internet, tv, satellite or cable, no smoking bedrooms. The klaus renft combo aka renft is a a eastern german band founded 1958 by klaus jentzsch. Report eines leipziger pfeffermullers german edition by hoerning, hanskarl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is a memorable book, and worth reading if you have any interest at all in politics and human behaviour.
Klaus is always free to get drunk and this shows his life has slipped out of his grasp but also free from the orderly rules of society. Claire tomalin, guardian books ofthe year annafunder delivers a prizewinning and powerfully rendered account of theresistance against east germanys communist dictatorship in these harrowing,personal tales of life behind the iron curtainand. This is an excerpt taken from the book stasiland, written by australian author anna funder, whose indepth reporting tells the stories of those who lived life behind the wall. Im assuming this is just for yr11 literature because stasiland is on the text list for 34 english, but not 34 literature.