The Stasi poetry circle : the creative writing class that tried to win the Cold War
Oltermann, Philip, 1981-2020
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Berlin, 1962. Morale is at rock bottom in East Germany, thrown into chaos by the new Berlin Wall. The Ministry for State Security is hunting for a new weapon in the war against capitalism - and their solution is stranger than fiction. Rather than guns, tanks, or bombs, the Stasi resolve to fight the enemy through rhyme and verse, winning the Culture Wars through poetry - and the result is the most bizarre book club in history. Consisting of 15 secret agents - from WW2 veterans to schoolboy recruits - the 'Working Group of Writing Chekists' met monthly from 1962 until the Wall fell.
Main title:
Author:
Oltermann, Philip, 1981-, author
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2020.
Collation:
304 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780571331192 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
Germany (East). Ministerium für StaatssicherheitPolitical culture -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th centurySoviet literature -- Societies, etcBook clubs (Discussion groups) -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th centuryPoetry -- Social aspects -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th centuryTrue Crime
BRN:
4877569