Marzahn is a suburb of prefab GDR housing on the outskirts of Berlin. This odd but brilliant book, about a chiropodist who talks to her clients, is both memoir and portrait of modern Germany, where it has been rapturously received.
Marzahn, Mon Amour
£12.00
Edition:Paperback978190867069417/02/2022From a Bookshelf nearby
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