Stasiland book review5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I really love delving into non-fiction reads, so that’s weird. It’s been since August since I’ve read and reviewed a non-fiction book for this blog (not counting the tree field guide). The Stasi was the secret police that monitored the GDR citizens for acts against the state, using all sorts of covert intelligence methods to do so.Īnna also records the stories from people she met whose lives were significantly impacted by Stasi intrusion in their lives. When a viewer writes to complain about the lack of programming about the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), Anna is spurred to gather GDR stories on her own.Īnna places a newspaper ad to solicit interviews from people who used to work for the GDR’s State Security: the Stasi. In the winter of 1996, Anna Funder left her native Australia to live in Berlin, working at a German television station. Stasiland: True Stories from Behind the Berlin Wallįrom: the public library (yay, interlibrary loan!)įor the challenge: What’s In A Name (Place Name) ![]()
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