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Siblings | Brigitte Reimann
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1960. The border between East and West Germany has closed. For Elisabeth - a young painter - the GDR is her generation's chance to build a glorious, egalitarian socialist future. For her brother Uli, it is a place of stricture and oppression. Separating them is the ever-wider chasm of the party line; over them loom the twin spectres of opportunity and fear, and the shadow of their defector brother Konrad. In prose as bold as a scarlet paint stroke, Brigitte Reimann battles with the clash of idealism and suppression, familial loyalty and desire. The result is this ground-breaking classic of post-war East German literature.
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Chavelafab
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I enjoyed this book. Written in 1963 it gives an insight in life in the German Democratic Republic and what happens to families when some leave for the West and some stay. I liked how the relationship between sister and brother was described, how it evolved from childhood to young adulthood, how different political views play out.

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charl08
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...under the Nazis - he was banned from painting.' The foreman rubbed his stomach and laughed.

'I've nothing against wanting to make up for lost time, my dear, but I was behind bars for three years.' He turned towards the window. 'Comrade Ohm spent his winters in a fishing village on the Baltic Sea. He didn't move with the times... "

Shaban Hysa (1938)
Further, 1969 - Art Gallery, Tirana, oil 195 × 253 cm

batsy Oh, I do want to read this! I hope it's good. 2y
charl08 @batsy it's a fascinating read - book as time machine. 2y
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