For this event, the members of the Reading Circle have chosen to debate the autobiographical novel by the German author Maxim Leo: The Story of an East German (European Book Prize 2011).
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Presentation of the book
Maxim Leo, a Berlin journalist, was twenty years old at the time of the fall of the Wall. With an alert and captivating pen, he now tells the story of an unusual family: his own. After fighting in the French Resistance, his grandfather helped found the GDR. His mother believed in the future of the young communist state, while his father was already dreaming of seeing it disappear.
The strength of this exceptional document lies in the intelligence with which Maxim...
Maxim Leo, a Berlin journalist, was twenty years old at the time of the fall of the Wall. With an alert and captivating pen, he now tells the story of an unusual family: his own. After fighting in the French Resistance, his grandfather helped found the GDR. His mother believed in the future of the young communist state, while his father was already dreaming of seeing it disappear.
The strength of this exceptional document lies in the intelligence with which Maxim...
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On 19 May 2025
- 10:00
