This family saga centres around three generations of a family from the German Democratic Republic: the grandparents, staunch communists who take part in the creation of the new republic; their son, who escapes to Moscow when young and is later deported to a Siberian work camp, and who begins his journey on the opposite side, the Urals, in order to return, along with his Russian wife, to a republic of small bourgeoisie in whose capability for transformation he continues to believe in; and finally, the grandchild, who passes ...
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This family saga centres around three generations of a family from the German Democratic Republic: the grandparents, staunch communists who take part in the creation of the new republic; their son, who escapes to Moscow when young and is later deported to a Siberian work camp, and who begins his journey on the opposite side, the Urals, in order to return, along with his Russian wife, to a republic of small bourgeoisie in whose capability for transformation he continues to believe in; and finally, the grandchild, who passes over to the West on the same day as the patriarch of the family turns ninety. Within the pages of this book lie half a century of lived history, this is a novel about Germany that is filled with surprising twists and details, great in its human maturity, its accuracy and its humour.
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