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In Zeiten Des Abnehmenden Lichts (2012)

by Eugen Ruge(Favorite Author)

3.7 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Rowohlt

review 1: This is a translation of a best selling, award winning German novel. The book is about four generations of an East German family and ties national and world events to critical times in the characters' lives. The book goes back and forth in time, starting in September 2001 and going back to different decades beginning in 1952, sometimes repeating incidents from the perspective of different family members. The story was interesting, especially since I was able to relate to many of the references having recently been in Berlin, but there was no character I especially cared about. I also think a knowledge of 20th century German history is necessary to understand the book.
review 2: Wow. Historical fiction at its best, but it is not to be taken lightly. I had to ... moreinvest some serious time into this book - looking up dates and timelines, researching place names and political figures. I discovered that I know embarrassingly little about East Germany and its history. A lot of it is pretty darn depressing, too, so don't pick up this book expecting a feel-good story about plucky heroes and heroines. Tragedy abounds. less

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