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Marzahn, Mon Amour

Name: Marzahn, Mon Amour
Rating: 4.3 (4 reviews)
ISBN: 9781908670700

By
- Katja Oskamp
Publisher
- Peirene Press

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4 Ratings: 4.3
Language: English
Format
Category: Fiction

A woman approaching the 'invisible years' of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the East Berlin suburb of Marzahn, once the GDR's largest prefabricated housing estate. From her intimate vantage point at the foot of the clinic chair, she observes her clients and co-workers, listening to their stories with empathy and curiosity. Part memoir, part collective history, Katja Oskamp's love letter to the inhabitants of Marzahn is a tender reflection on life's progression and our ability to forge connections in the unlikeliest of places. Each person's story stands alone as a beautifully crafted vignette, but together they form a portrait of a community.

Translators: Jo Heinrich

Release date

Ebook: 17 February 2022