The Stasi poetry circle : the creative writing class that tried to win the Cold War
Oltermann, Philip, 1981-2023
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Berlin, 1962. Morale is at rock bottom in East Germany, thrown into chaos by the new Berlin Wall. The Ministry for State Security is hunting for a new weapon in the war against capitalism - and their solution is stranger than fiction. Rather than guns, tanks, or bombs, the Stasi resolve to fight the enemy through rhyme and verse, winning the Culture Wars through poetry - and the result is the most bizarre book club in history. Consisting of 15 secret agents - from WW2 veterans to schoolboy recruits - the 'Working Group of Writing Chekists' met monthly from 1962 until the Wall fell.
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London : Faber & Faber, 2023.London : Faber & Faber, 2023.
Collation:
304 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780571331208 (pbk)
Dewey class:
363.283
Language:
English
Subject:
Germany (East). Ministerium fur StaatssicherheitPolitical culture -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th centurySoviet literature -- Societies, etcBook clubs (Discussion groups) -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th centuryPoetry -- Social aspects -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th centuryTrue CrimeGermanyEast Germany, DDREuropean historySocial & cultural historySocial services & welfare, criminology
BRN:
2736039