Books about the Wall

Art and Photos

Berliner Mauer Kunst(Berlin Wall Art)
by Heinz J. Kuzdas and Michael Nungesser

Elefanten-Press, Berlin 1998. Paperback, 101 pp, ISBN 3-885-20634-X; ca. EUR 15,00.
The photos in this book are accompanied by texts in German, English, Spanish and French. They depict the Western side of the Wall as it evolved into a collective piece of art since the end of the seventies.

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Berliner Mauer
by Raimo Gareis

Krone Verlag 1998. Paperback, 96 pp, ISBN 3-933-24104-9; ca. EUR 8,00.
The colour pictures in this volume are accompanied by texts in German, English and French. The book is subtitled "The world's biggest screen" and depicts artwork on the Wall.

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Non-Fiction

Halt. Grenzgebiet. Leben im Schatten der Mauer.
by Thomas Scholze and Frank Blask

BasisDruck Verlag, Berlin 1997; Paperback, 243 pp, ISBN 3-86163-030-3; ca. EUR 15,00.
This book focuses on life in the divided city shortly before, during and after erection of the Wall. It contains more than 100 photos, Wall-related stories, and individual recollections.

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The Berlin Wall; How It Rose And Why It Fell
by Doris Epler

Millbrook Press, 1992; Library Binding, 128 pp, ISBN 1-562-94114-3; ca. USD 20,00.
This book targets the "young adult" readership. It focuses mainly on the events that lead to the building of the Wall and the political consequences, but it also comprises information about the Fall of the Wall and has a good bibliography.

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The Berlin Wall
by R.G. Grant

Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 1998. Library Binding, 64 pp, ISBN 0-817-25017-4; ca. USD 25,00.
This book targets the children readership (9 to 12 years).

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The Berlin Wall
by Ann and John Tusa

Hodder & Stoughton, 1994 Hardcover, 442 pp, ISBN 0-340-52972-5; ca. GBP 16,00.

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The Berlin Wall
by Reg Grant

Wayland Publishers, 1998; Hardcover, 64 pp, ISBN 0-750-22167-4; ca. GBP 9,00.
Short description of the background, the building and international reactions, life on both sides of the wall including espionage and defections, up to the fall.

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Fiction

Der Mauerspringer.
by Peter Schneider

Rowohlt, Hamburg 1995. Paperback, 127 pp, ISBN 3-499-13532-9; ca. EUR 5,00.
This is a novel set in Berlin of the eighties in which the Wall plays a central role. It has been translated into English but the German version is considered relatively easy to read and often used in German classes in the US. The book has also been used as the basis for a German film, "Der Mann auf der Mauer", by Reinhard Hauff, starring Marius Müller-Westernhagen.

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English version: The Wall Jumper, translated by Leigh Hafrey, ISBN 0-22673-941-4, published 1998, ca. USD 10,00.

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Freya on the Wall
by T. Degens

Browndeer Press, 1997. Hardcover, 192 pp, ISBN 0-817-25017-4; ca. USD 20,00.
A novel about life in the Eastern part of Berlin just before the Wall came down, told from the perspective of a teenage girl with family on both sides of the border.

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The Wall
by John Marks

Putnam Group, 1998; Hardcover, 384 pp, ISBN 0-817-25017-4; ca. USD 20,00.
A novel about an American spy defecting to the East just hours before the Wall falls. His defection jeopardizes the lives of many people around him as the author takes us through the events of the 9th of November, 1989, and the months that followed. This is a thriller as well as a historic novel.

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Others

Die Mauer entlang. Auf den Spuren der verschwundenen Grenze.
by Jodock

Argon Verlag, Berlin, 1996; Paperback, 128 pp, ISBN 3-87584-744-X; ca. EUR 10,00.
This books describes some interesting walks and tours along the former border.

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