In this gripping narrative, John Koehler details the widespread activities of East Germany's Ministry for State Security, or 'Stasi.' The Stasi, which infiltrated every walk of East German life, suppressed political opposition, and caused the imprisonment of hundreds of thousands of citizens, proved to be one of the most powerful secret police and espionage services in the world. It is read in schools and universities in many countries, and has been adapted for CD and the stage by The National Theatre, London.ĭownload Stasi Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle Heinemann Award, the Index Freedom of Expression Awards, The Age Book of the Year Awards, the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award and the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature (Innovation in Writing). It was a finalist for the Guardian First Book Award, the W.H. Stasiland won the Samuel Johnson Prize for best non-fiction published in English in 2004. And she finds former Stasi men who defend their regime long past its demise, and yearn for the second coming of Communism. She drinks with the legendary “Mik Jegger” of the Eastern Bloc who was ‘disappeared’.

She meets Miriam Weber, who was imprisoned at 16 after scaling the Berlin Wall. Coetzee) Funder tells the true stories of four people who had the extraordinary courage to refuse to collaborate with the Stasi, and the price they paid. In ‘the most humane and sensitive way’ (J.M. One in 7 people spied on their friends, family and colleagues. East Germany was one of the most intrusive surveillance states of all time. Internationally hailed as a classic, it is ‘fascinating, entertaining, hilarious, horrifying and very important’ (Tom Hanks) and ‘a heartbreaking, beautifully written book.’ (Claire Tomalin). Stasiland tells true stories of people who heroically resisted the communist dictatorship of East Germany, and of people who worked for its secret police, the Stasi. Download Stasiland Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

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