Berlin Tales

Edited by Helen Constantine
Translated by Lyn Marven

256 pages | Numerous black-and-white photographs | 196x129mm

978-0-19-955938-1 | Paperback | 25 June 2009

Price: £9.99

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Evocative stories from contemporary and twentieth-century Berlin that will enchant the visitor and armchair traveller alike
Photographs, a map, and a timeline will complement the stories and create a literary tour of Berlin
Includes some stories translated for the first time - and showcases the best new writing from the boom in German short stories
Provides new perspectives on German history through the twentieth century

Berlin Tales is a collection of seventeen translated stories associated with Berlin. The book provides a unique insight into the mind of this fascinating city through the eyes of its story-tellers.

Nearly twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the stories collected here reflect on the city's fascinating recent history, setting out with the early twentieth-century Berlin of Siegfried Kracauer and Alfred Döblin and culminating in an excellent selection of stories from the best of the new voices in the current boom in German fiction. They are chosen for their conscious exploration of the city's image, meaning, and attraction to immigrants and tourists as well as Berliners from both sides of the Wall. These stories also depict Berlin's distinct districts, not just the differences between East and West but also iconic sites such as Alexanderplatz, individual neighbourhoods (Jewish Mitte, Turkish Kreuzberg) and individual streets.

There is an introduction and notes to accompany the stories and a selection of Further Reading. Each story is illustrated with a striking photograph and there is a map of Berlin and its transport system (a frequent motif). There is an introduction and notes to accompany the stories and a selection of Further Reading. The book will appeal to people who love travelling or are armchair travellers, as much as to those who love Berlin.

Readership: Readers of literature in general and short stories in particular; travellers and those going on holiday to Berlin

The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.

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