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The Only Paradise: Letters from East Berlin 1967-2000

Barbara Jean Gottorff

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Description:Ursula Blöhe, a German school teacher, welcomed an American acquaintance and her college roommate to East Berlin during their travel abroad in the summer of 1967. The roommate, Barbara Jean Gray, encouraged Ursula to exchange letters to practice their German and English respectively. From 1967 until her death in 2000, Ursula wrote to Barbara about growing up in post-WWI Germany, the effects of WWII on her family, living in East Berlin when the Berlin Wall went up in 1961, and the changes she experienced after the Wall came down in 1989. Ursula’s letters, mostly in German, tell the story of an endearing and enduring friendship and offer rare insight into life behind the Iron Curtain. Barbara selected and translated this collection of the letters prior to her own death in 2020. Her Prologue, footnotes and Epilogue provide historical context and personal background. Images of the actual handwritten correspondence and numerous photographs have been added to Barbara’s original manuscript to enliven the translations and enhance the authenticity of this unique epistolary memoir.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Only Paradise: Letters from East Berlin 1967-2000. To get started finding The Only Paradise: Letters from East Berlin 1967-2000, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 532

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Socratic Parenting LLC

Release: 2021

ISBN: 0986447129

Description: Ursula Blöhe, a German school teacher, welcomed an American acquaintance and her college roommate to East Berlin during their travel abroad in the summer of 1967. The roommate, Barbara Jean Gray, encouraged Ursula to exchange letters to practice their German and English respectively. From 1967 until her death in 2000, Ursula wrote to Barbara about growing up in post-WWI Germany, the effects of WWII on her family, living in East Berlin when the Berlin Wall went up in 1961, and the changes she experienced after the Wall came down in 1989. Ursula’s letters, mostly in German, tell the story of an endearing and enduring friendship and offer rare insight into life behind the Iron Curtain. Barbara selected and translated this collection of the letters prior to her own death in 2020. Her Prologue, footnotes and Epilogue provide historical context and personal background. Images of the actual handwritten correspondence and numerous photographs have been added to Barbara’s original manuscript to enliven the translations and enhance the authenticity of this unique epistolary memoir.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Only Paradise: Letters from East Berlin 1967-2000. To get started finding The Only Paradise: Letters from East Berlin 1967-2000, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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