{"id":2100,"date":"2024-11-21T09:34:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/?p=2100"},"modified":"2025-04-30T09:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T07:26:54","slug":"berlin-in-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/2024\/11\/21\/berlin-in-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin in Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you\u2019re interested in rediscovering pieces of Berlin\u2019s past, or if you\u2019d like to experience the city through the pages of books\u2014carrying a piece of Berlin with you even when you leave, to cherish whenever you find yourself missing it back home\u2014then this article is for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Berlin, with its multifaceted and dynamic nature, has inspired a variety of narratives that offer readers a journey through the city\u2019s cultural and temporal depths. Below, I\u2019ve gathered some book recommendations about Berlin: books set in Berlin, that talk about Berlin, and that explore life in the city from various perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– The Passenger: Berlin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Passenger: Berlin<\/em> is one of the books in The Passengers<\/em> series, published by Iperborea and Europa Editions, which, if you haven\u2019t yet discovered, I strongly recommend checking out. This series is a kind of travel guide, but far from the usual guides that simply point out the best places to eat or suggest set itineraries. Instead, The Passengers<\/em> guides blend investigative pieces, newspaper articles, narratives, and reflections on a wide range of topics about the places they portray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Berlin guide combines photography, art, and reportage that intersect within the city. As Karl Scheffler once said, \u201cBerlin is a place doomed to always become, never be<\/em>\u201d, and this book captures that spirit. Within its pages, you\u2019ll find pieces tracing Berlin\u2019s history from the 1990s onward\u2014the roots of contemporary Berlin and the foundations of what we see today in a city still in flux, a place brimming with potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Passenger: Berlin – AA.VV.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– Friedrichstra\u00dfe 19, Emma Harding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Set around number 19 Friedrichstra\u00dfe, this story brings together a diverse cast of characters: a cabaret singer, a young Jewish woman, a porn photographer, an orphan taken in by his uncle, a newly divorced woman, and a terrorist. Their intertwined relationships, encounters, and conflicts weave a portrait of a city teeming with varied stories, contrasting experiences, and shadowed depths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friedrichstrasse 19 – Emma Harding <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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– Berlin Alexanderplatz, Alfred D\u00f6blin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Franz Biberkopf is back on the streets of Berlin, aiming for a fresh start after prison. But fate seems determined to pull him down, dragging him through a world, thugs, and outcasts. Enduring one setback after another, Franz struggles to stay on his feet until a final, devastating blow threatens to break him for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Berlin Alexanderplatz<\/em> is a vivid portrayal of Berlin\u2019s life and pulse, capturing its gritty streets, lively pubs, and chaotic rhythm in a mix of news reports, street slang, and Biblical references. First published in 1929, Alfred D\u00f6blin\u2019s masterpiece immortalizes the soul of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Berlin Alexanderplatz: Alfred D\u00f6blin, Michael Hofmann: 9780141191621: Amazon.com: Book<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– Goodbye to Berlin, Christopher Isherwood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Set in Germany during the Weimar Republic, this book is partly autobiographical and examines some of the groups most vulnerable to intimidation, persecution, and violence from Adolf Hitler\u2019s early Nazi followers, portraying their stories and struggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goodbye to Berlin – Christopher Isherwood <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– Effingers, Gabriel Tergit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re in the mood to dive into a sweeping family saga that spans nearly a century, don\u2019t miss the story of the Effinger family. Their journey moves from Bismarck’s Germany to the Second World War, tracing the gradual unraveling of bourgeois ideals through historical events, political upheavals, love, relationships, and hardships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effingers: Roman – Gabriele Tergit <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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If you\u2019re interested in rediscovering pieces of Berlin\u2019s past, or if you\u2019d like to experience the city through the pages of books\u2014carrying a piece of Berlin with you even when you leave, to cherish whenever you find yourself missing it back home\u2014then this article is for you. Berlin, with its multifaceted and dynamic nature, has … \u201eBerlin in Books\u201c<\/span> weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8318,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2100"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2207,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100\/revisions\/2207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}