Anna funder recounts these survivors tales with intelligence, compassion, and humor, offering an extraordinary window of insight into life behind the wall. All that i am book club notes penguin books australia. Imaginative, compassionate and convincing wall street journal. She frequently speaks in public on issues ranging from free speech and privacy to the rights of both citizens and noncitizens refugees. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Anna funders writing has received numerous accolades and awards. Anna funder tells stories that show the power of the human imagination. Im not sure it matters if you read this novel as pure fiction or fictionalised biography. Stasiland sace suggested texts for stage 2 english. The japanese army swept into the ancient city of nanking and within weeks not only looted and burned the defenseless city but systematically raped, tortured and murdered more than 300,000 chinese civilians. You cannot destroy your past, nor what it does to you. Her spouse, charlie, was later apprehended and died under questionable scenarios in a cell under the stasis watch.
Jun 05, 2018 rather than providing a dry purely factual history, australian journalist anna funder shares personal accounts of former gdr residents interspersed with her own experiences of living in berlin. With the wideeyed innocence and stubborn wilfulness of lewis carrolls heroine, she set out in stasiland, published in 2004, to explore. In this research study she analyzes a neglected history of everyday people from east germany through talking to and collecting stories of witnesses. Funder speaks with a lady named miriam weber, that attempted and also cannot sneak out of east germany when she was still a teenager. Stasiland is a masterpiece of investigative reporting, written with novelistic vividness and the compelling intensity of a universal, reallife story. When this fails, however, funder is forced to pursue her research on her own time, ultimately publishing her findings in bookform instead of broadcasting them on television. Giles macdonogh is gripped by personal histories of stasi rule in anna funders stasiland. Stories from behind the berlin wall anna funder ebook in 1989, the berlin wall fell. Anna funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former east germany she meets miriam, who as a 16yearold might have started world war iii, visits the man who painted the line which became the berlin wall and gets drunk with the legendary mik jegger of the east, once declared by the authorities to his face to no longer to. Listen to scrappy little nobody audiobook by anna kendrick.
Feb 16, 2016 set in the aftermath of the fall of the berlin wall, stasiland, by anna funder, recreates a land gone wrong and attempts to explore the lasting influence that the meticulous and pervasive secret police agency, the stasi had on its own citizens. And others who worked for its secret police, the stasi. Dec 05, 2016 tolstoys anna karenina changed the stasiland authors life in profound ways. In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight, and one in 50 east germans were informing on their.
It describes how those who did so now come to terms, or do not, with their pasts. Stories from behind the berlin wall audio download. In a country where the headquarters of the secret pol. The australian anna funder was working in television in berlin in the mid1990s when she became interested in the stasi the former east. At first, funder tries to use her tv connections to study the legacy of east germany in the 1990sor, put another way, she tries to integrate her job with her hobby. It also happens to be the first sentence of anna funders debut novel, all that i am, which has had a busy time of late. Stasiland by anna funder essay topics, sample papers. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Stories from behind the berlin wall, won the 2004 samuel. All that i am is testament to some of the earliestnow forgottenheroes of. He slammed miriam for existing to him and after that she was punished to one year as well as a half in prison. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Based on true events, all that i am is testament to some.
Listen to scrappy little nobody by anna kendrick at. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Anna funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former east germany. It tells the story of what it was like to work for the stasi. And the power to travel not only in time and space, but into another persons consciousness. 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. Stories from behind the berlin wall by anna funder. Anna funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former east germany she meets miriam, who as a 16yearold might have started world war iii, visits the man who painted the line which. Her essays, feature articles and columns have appeared in the guardian, the sunday times, the sydney morning herald, the monthly. Anna funders international bestseller, stasiland, won the samuel johnson prize for nonfiction. Her multiaward winning novel all that i am was an homage to four extraordinary german antihitler. In what she has to say about love and betrayal there is profound truth the times uk. Stasiland audiobook by anna funder download audiobooks.
At the point when the divider fell, the federal republic of germany immediately subsumed its eastern partner. Stories from behind the berlin wall audible audio edition. This 47page guide for stasiland by anna funder includes detailed. The australian anna funder was working in television in berlin in the mid1990s when she became interested in the stasi the former east german. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Stasiland, by anna funder, originally published in 2002, is the true account of life in east germany during the communist regime, from 1949 to 1990. Anna funder is one of australias most acclaimed and celebrated writers. In stasiland, anna funder recounts the horrors faced by the east german citizens under the control of the german secret police known as the stasi. Stasiland demonstrates that great, originalreporting is still possible.
Stasiland, by anna funder, originally released in 2002, is real account of life in east germany throughout the communist regimen, from 1949 to 1990. The miles franklin winner on the joys of writing, why she returned to australia after three. I underestimated what a radically different culture it has gay alcorn. Anna funder stasiland audiobook free online free audiobooks. Funder was a journalist who travelled extensively in the newly reunited germany in the early 90s. Buy stasiland large type large print edition by funder, anna isbn. Earphones awards search our favorite listens with these award winners. She is the author of stasiland and all that i am and the novella the girl with the dogs.
Anna funder made her name playing alice in a totalitarian wonderland. May 30, 2016 discussion notes for all that i am by anna funder. The miles franklin winner on the joys of writing, why she returned to australia after three years living in new york and the illusion of freedom in. Funder receives a letter from a german viewer regarding the famous puzzle womenwomen who try to reassemble the files the stasi shredded in their final days. Based on the stories of real people and events, anna funders all that i am is a masterful and exhilarating exploration of bravery and betrayal, of the risks and sacrifices some people make for their beliefs, and of heroism hidden in the most unexpected places. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Based on the stories of real people and events, anna funders all that i am is a masterful and exhilarating exploration of bravery and betrayal, of the risks and sacrifices some people make for. It tells the stories of those who withstood and also engaged in just what has actually been called the most perfected surveillance state of perpetuity. Anna funder is an excellent writer, and is here in fine form. The japanese army swept into the ancient city of nanking and within weeks not. In december 1937, in the capital of china, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. Browse anna funder s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
Stasiland reflects on the power memories have on peoples lives. For decades, the stasi, headed by erich mielke, conducted surveillance on an astonishing number of eastern german people, and sponsored a substantial network of informants. Stories from behind the berlin wall by anna funder in djvu, epub, fb3 download ebook. She has worked as an international lawyer and a radio and television producer. All that i am 9780670920396 by anna funder and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Stories from behind the berlin wall audiobook unabridged. 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. You can hear anna funders amazing story here, or podcast and listen at your leisure. Anna funder trained as an international and human rights lawyer, interests which she continues to pursue in her professional and public life as a writer. Stasiland by anna funder is a book first published in 2003.
Funder is particularly interested in the lives of the stasimen who worked within the regime. In 1997 she was writerinresidence at the australia centre in potsdam. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. Stories from behind the berlin wall, won the 2004 samuel johnson prize.
Anna funder was born in melbourne in 1966 and attended schools in both melbourne and paris. 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. I was recommended this book by mr o, who is predominantly a nonfiction reader and thought that id enjoy this look at life behind the. Jun 27, 2018 anna funders samuel johnson prizewinning stasiland is an australian classic, the definitive account of tyranny and resistance in the former east germany. Audiofile magazine spotlight on narrator anna fields. In anna funders novel all that i am the character ruth says to imagine the life of another is an act of compassion as holy as any. She deals with not just the former east german spy agency, but also the effect of its work on its agents, victims, the many.
Stasiland audiobook anna funder stories from behind the. The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of anna funder s all that i am, a powerful love story that tells the heroic and tragic true story of the german resistance. Nov 15, 2016 listen to scrappy little nobody audiobook by anna kendrick. She later completed postgraduate studies in creative writing at melbourne university. Her essays, feature articles and columns have appeared in the guardian, the sunday times, the sydney morning herald, the monthly, ny tid, best australian essays and best australian science writing. Anna funder in conversation with richard fidler click here to listen. It tells the stories of those who resisted and engaged in what has been called the most perfected surveillance state of all time. Index ej find your favorite narrators by name from e to j. Set in the aftermath of the fall of the berlin wall, stasiland. Guestroom anna funder, author of stasiland abc darwin. In thetradition of frederick taylors the berlin wall andphilip gourevitchs wewish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families, funders stasiland isa masterpiece of investigative reporting, written with novelistic vividness andthe compelling intensity of a universal, reallife story. Winner of the bbc four samuel johnson prize truth can be stranger and more heartbreaking and hilarious than fiction.
Jun 07, 2003 stasiland by anna funder 304pp, granta. On anna funders stasiland, susan lever wrote that it probably hasnt come into the australian literary purview because it is not about australiadespite both the authors books to date having german. Her debut novel, all that i am, has won many prizes, including the prestigious miles franklin literary award. Mar 24, 2016 stasiland by anna funder is an account. Anna funder funders first book, stasiland 2002 was an award winning work of nonfiction which dealt with life in the former east germany, after germanys reunification in 1990.
Miriam suspects that her partner was killed by the stasi. A soughtafter speaker, anna has toured in many countries. Stories from behind the berlin wall funder, anna on. Abc radio podcast anna reading stasiland in episodes currently unavailable online. Read by denica fairman, produced by click here to listen.
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