| Title | : | Learn German with Modern Literature: Wild Years in West Berlin |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 332 |
| Publication | : | Published March 26, 2017 |
A Young Adult story and an easy read - ideal for advanced German learners. Bilingual paragraph-by-paragraph layout and illustrations facilitate comprehension. Historical context of West Berlin's geopoliltical situation in the afterword. ---
We are in a squatted house in West Berlin in the early 80s. Every day is a battle against the elements: The cops looking for drugs, a bunch of skinheads smashing windows, or it's Frau Steinmöller again, the lovely neighbor from across the street. Fortunately, the squatters always manage to outsmart their enemies. Only "special needs" Heiner is a tough nut to crack since he just won't let go. Adding to the supreme madness: The trials and tribulations of our brave, anarchist squatters happen on a "capitalist island," surrounded by a booby-trapped wall and an absurd communist regime. ---
"There's a great sense of humour - a true gift." --- "Hard to put down. A nicely constructed read with a good tempo." --- "Wild Years in West Berlin will make you wish you had been there!" --- "Mit viel Ironie und Witz schildert Drawe das Unverständnis zwischen den Generationen. Ein Zeitdokument." --- "Vorsicht: Es könnte das Bedürfnis entstehen, ein Haus zu besetzen!" (Reviews on Amazon.com and Amazon.de)
We are in a squatted house in West Berlin in the early 80s. Every day is a battle against the elements: The cops looking for drugs, a bunch of skinheads smashing windows, or it's Frau Steinmöller again, the lovely neighbor from across the street. Fortunately, the squatters always manage to outsmart their enemies. Only "special needs" Heiner is a tough nut to crack since he just won't let go. Adding to the supreme madness: The trials and tribulations of our brave, anarchist squatters happen on a "capitalist island," surrounded by a booby-trapped wall and an absurd communist regime. ---
"There's a great sense of humour - a true gift." --- "Hard to put down. A nicely constructed read with a good tempo." --- "Wild Years in West Berlin will make you wish you had been there!" --- "Mit viel Ironie und Witz schildert Drawe das Unverständnis zwischen den Generationen. Ein Zeitdokument." --- "Vorsicht: Es könnte das Bedürfnis entstehen, ein Haus zu besetzen!" (Reviews on Amazon.com and Amazon.de)
Learn German with Modern Literature: Wild Years in West Berlin Reviews
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Got this on a freebie day, and while don't read German great, with the dual text helping out here and there got about 2/3 of it, nice way to do a type of language learning; to me it was more of a 4 1/2 story wise but since there aren't half stars and did like the dual language part, 5 is right enough rating.
I actually ended up with kindle version of both Learn German with modern Literature: Wild Years in West Berlin - Bilingual Edition, and Wild Years in West Berlin, so Danke für die freien Bücher. {Google translator so better be right with how to say Thanks for the free books.}
