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Zusatztext These seventeen stories traverse the effervescent city of Berlin, both past and present, in such a beguiling way - that one's compelled to not only read more, but investigate the city for real. Informationen zum Autor Lyn Marven is a Lecturer in German at the University of Liverpool; she researches and translates contemporary literature, with a particular interest in Berlin. She obtained her DPhil from Oxford University, and taught there and at Manchester University, as well as living for a time in Berlin. Helen Constantine is editor of the magazine Modern Poetry in Translation and the editor and translator of Paris Tales and French Tales. Klappentext Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this attractive collection of translated stories evokes the many transformations the city has undergone. Including both well-known and new writers, the book will appeal to people who love travelling or are armchair travellers, as much as to those who love Berlin. Zusammenfassung Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this attractive collection of translated stories evokes the many transformations the city has undergone. Including both well-known and new writers, the book will appeal to people who love travelling or are armchair travellers, as much as to those who love Berlin. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Siegfried Kracauer: 'Aus dem Fenster gesehen' (Seen From the Window) 2: Alfred Döblin: 'Östlich um den Alexanderplatz' (East of Alexanderplatz) 3: Franz Hessel: excerpt from 'Spazieren in Berlin' (A Flaneur in Berlin) 4: Max Frisch: 'Berlin, November 1947' 5: Uwe Johnson: 'Berliner Stadtbahn' (Berlin S-Bahn) 6: Günter Kunert: 'Alltägliche Geschichte einer Berliner Straße' (Everyday Story of a Berlin Street) 7: Günter de Bruyn: 'Berlin, Große Hamburger' (Große Hamburger Street) 8: Monika Maron: 'Geburtsort Berlin' (Place of Birth: Berlin) 9: Emine Sevgi Özdamar: 'Mein Berlin' (My Berlin) 10: Durs Grünbein: 'Sommerzeit' (Summertime) 11: Inka Bach: 'Besetzer' (Squatters) 12: Annett Gröschner: 'Rest Esplanade' (The Remains of the Hotel Esplanade) 13: Fridolin Schley: 'Das Herz der Republik' (The Heart of the Republic) 14: Carmen Francesca Banciu: 'Berlin ist mein Paris' (Berlin is my Paris) 15: Katrin Röggla: 'fraktionen' (factions) 16: Wladimir Kaminer: 'Stadtführer Berlin' (Berlin Guide) 17: Ulrike Draesner: 'Gina Regina' ...
