Set in East Berlin during the late 1970s and early 1980s, The Short End of the Sonnenallee follows 15-year-old Micha Kuppisch and his friends as they navigate adolescence in the shadow of the Berlin Wall. Living on the truncated eastern end of Sonnenallee, their daily lives are marked by a mix of youthful antics, romantic pursuits, and subtle acts of rebellion. Brussig's narrative offers a humorous yet insightful portrayal of life in the German Democratic Republic, capturing the absurdities and constraints of the era through the lens of teenage experiences. Reviews "A pitch-perfect takedown of the totalitarian experience... a reminder that no matter the harshness of a situation, a community can still live with hope and humour." — The Guardian "Laugh-out-loud funny and unabashedly silly, Brussig's novel follows the bizarre, grotesque quotidian details of life in the German Democratic Republic." — Goodreads "Brussig’s novel is a funny, charming tale of adolescents being adolescents, a portrait of a surprisingly warm community enduring in the shadow of the Iron Curtain."— Macmillan Publishers
Book Title: The Short End of the SonnenalleeAuthor: Thomas BrussigGenre: Historical FictionISBN: 9780008559328Number of Pages: 160Publishing Date: April 2023Publisher: 4th EstateCover Type: Paperback
