Berlin

To tie-in with the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, "City-lit Berlin" brings together an extraordinary range of writers, together with a special introduction from Berlin resident and well-known travel writer Rory MacLean. David Bowie takes us on a cycle tour of Berlin. Christopher Isherwood takes us to the cabaret. Ian McEwan shows is inside a Mitte bar. Tobias Rapp can't get enough clubbing. Chloe Aridjis takes the train around Berlin. David Hare wonders what makes the city tick. Christabel Bielenberg tells us why she can't live anywhere else. Anna Funder remembers Stasiland. Emmi Sevgi Ozdamar takes refuge in Berlin. Simon Cole runs around the Wall. Martha Gellhorn knows why it has to be Berlin. Joseph Roth enjoys some Jewish entertainment. Marlene Dietrich receives a graveside hommage. John Simpson sees the Wall come down ...and much, much more. This title is the latest in the "City-lit" series - 'An impressive little series' - "Sunday Telegraph". 'An excellent series' - "Conde Nast Traveller".

ISBN 0955970040   DEWEY 914.315504882 ISBN13 9780955970047 (What's this?)   DEWEY edition DC22 Publisher Oxygen Books   Pages 200 Imprint Oxygen Books   Published in Brentwood Format Paperback   Series title City-Lit Series Publication date 23 Oct 2009   Academic level General

Contents_____________________________________________ Rory MacLean, 'Introducing Berlin' page 9 'Come to the cabaret - '__starts page 14__________________ Paul Verhaeghen, Omega Minor Philip Kerr, March Violets Christabel Bielenberg, The Past is Myself Elias Canetti, The Torch in My Ear Christopher Isherwood, Goodbye to Berlin Joseph Roth, The Wandering Jews Peter Gay, Weimar Culture Sebastian Haffner, Defying Hitler Ian Walker, Zoo Station Rolf Schneider, 'Ich bin kein Berliner' page 24 Tobias Rapp, Lost and Sound: Techno und der Easyjetset page 26 Simon Cole, Berlin Blog Wenonah Lyon, 'The first time I saw Berlin - ' Out and About__starts page 35______________________________ Cees Nooteboom, All Souls' Day Anna Winger, This Must Be The Place Chloe Aridjis, Book of Clouds Cees Nooteboom, All Souls' Day David Hare, Berlin Chloe Aridjis, Book of Clouds Salil Tripathi, 'Learning by the book' Alfred Doblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz Simon Cole, Berlin Blog Chloe Aridjis, Book of Clouds Anna Winger, This Must Be The Place Ralf Rothmann, Hitze page 48 Anna Funder, Stasiland Christiane Rosinger, Das schone Leben ('A Nice Life') page 51 Katja Lange-Muller, Neues aus der Heimat page 52 Philip Hensher, Pleasured Paul Verhaeghen, Omega Minor Simon Cole, 'Running the Berlin Wall' 'Ich bin Berliner'__starts page 57 __________________________ Philip Kerr, The Pale Criminal Jakob Hein, Gebrauchsanweisung fur Berlin page 58 Paul Verhaeghen, Omega Minor Thomas Brussig, Berliner Orgie page 60 Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex Geert Mak, In Europe Ian Walker, Zoo Station Beatrice Collin, The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite Elias Canetti, The Torch in My Ear Ian Collins, 'Marlene Dietrich: RIP' page 66 Mikka Haugaard, 'Hans Christian Andersen in love' Ian Walker, Zoo Station Tobias Ruther, Helden: David Bowie und Berlin page 73 'Money, Money, Money - '__starts page 76___________________ Beatrice Collin, The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite Christopher Isherwood, Goodbye to Berlin Christabel Bielenberg, The Past is Myself Beatrice Collin, The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite Paul Verhaeghen, Omega Minor Dan Vyleta, Pavel and I Chloe Aridjis, Book of Clouds Vladimir Kaminer, Russian Disco Inka Parei, Die Schattenboxerin page 85 Bernd and Luise Wagner, Berlin fur Arme page 86 Chloe Aridjis, Book of Clouds Simon Cole, Berlin Blog The past is another country______________________________ Daniel Kehlmann, Measuring the World Theodor Fontane, Effi Briest Gertrude Bell, The Letters of Gertrude Bell Karl Baedeker, Guide to Berlin Beatrice Collin, The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite Christopher Isherwood, Mr Norris Changes Trains Christopher Isherwood, Goodbye to Berlin Volker Weidermann, Das Buch der verbrannten Bucher page 102 Philip Kerr, March Violets Thomas Wolfe, You Can't Go Home Again Philip Kerr, March Violets Beatrice Collin, The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite Paul Verhaeghen, Omega Minor Inge Deutschkron, Outcast: A Jewish Girl in Wartime Berlin Eva Figes, Tales of Innocence and Experience Philip Kerr, March Violets Geert Mak, In Europe Rachel Seiffert, The Dark Room Hans Fallada, Alone in Berlin Rachel Seiffert, The Dark Room Christabel Bielenberg, The Past is Myself Anonymous, A Woman in Berlin Dan Vyleta, Pavel and I Tamsin Walker, 'Old Woman' W. G. Sebald, The Rings of Saturn Dan Vyleta, Pavel and I Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow Ian McEwan, The Innocent Dan Vyleta, Pavel and I Paul Beatty, Slumberland C. S. Richardson, The End of the Alphabet A Tale of Two Cities__starts page 131 ________________________ David Hare, Berlin Peter Schneider, The Wall Jumper Len Deighton, Funeral in Berlin Martha Gellhorn, The View from the Ground John Simpson, Strange Places, Questionable People Ian Walker, Zoo Station Philip Hensher, Pleasured Michael Wildenhain, Russich Brot page 140 Kate Adie, The Kindness of Strangers Ian Walker, Zoo Station John le Carre, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold Len Deighton, Funeral in Berlin Ian Walke

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