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Penguin
October 1999
On Sale: October 15, 1999
429 pages
ISBN: 1573227579
EAN: 9781573227575
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Fiction
A New York Times Notable Book
A compelling,
intelligent thriller that "places the reader in the vortex
of the Cold War endgame in Eastern Europe...captivating."
(New York Times Book Review).
One historic
evening in November, Berlin erupts in giddy celebration as
the Wall between East and West crumbles after twenty-eight
long years. The borders have shifted. The rules have
changed. But in this extraordinary novel--which follows a
cast of men and women, spies and journalists, lovers and
brothers, each caught up in the last days of the Cold
War--triumph is accompanied by terror and freedom is laced
with danger. From revelry in Berlin to riots in Prague,
uneasiness in Budapest to uprising in Romania, this
beautifully crafted thriller takes us back to a cataclysmic
moment that changed our understanding of the world--and of
ourselves.
* Includes a Readers Guide inside, as well
as an exclusive interview in which John Marks addresses the
political and social significance of the Wall
* Author's
literary and journalistic talents combine to create a
thriller that's both exciting and enlightening--filled with
the authentic atmosphere gained from his five years in
Berlin
* A "history lesson through fiction," a la Cold
Mountain, Los Alamos, Memoirs of a Geisha,
or An Instance of the Fingerpost
* Includes a map
of central Europe and chronology of historic Cold War
events
"Insightful...gripping...[Marks] manages to
capture perfectly the heady mixture of hope and fear
surrounding the collapse of the East German government in
1989."--Chicago Tribune
"A former Berlin
bureau chief for U.S. News & World Report, Marks
handles his involved story line with assurance. An
intelligent, memorable and thoroughly engaging
debut."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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