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Writer of the month: Stories from behind the Berlin Wall
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Writer of the month: Stories from behind the Berlin Wall
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34 minutes
Released:
Dec 5, 2014
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Podcast episode
Description
Hester Vaizey discusses her latest book, Born in the GDR: Living in the Shadow of the Wall, which reveals the everyday lives of citizens of the former German Democratic Republic.The National Archives is again hosting a series of monthly talks to broaden awareness of historical records and their uses for writers. Each month, a high-profile author will talk about using original records in their writing.Hester Vaizey is a University Lecturer in Modern German History and a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. Her book Surviving Hitler's War: Family Life in Germany 1939-1948, was shortlisted for the Women's History Network Prize and won the Fraenkel Prize for Contemporary History.
Released:
Dec 5, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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