Novels set in Modern Day Berlin

Jan 31st, 2003 | 12:47 PM

DanaBrown

Hi - I'm going to be traveling to Berlin in a couple months and I always like to read some fiction on top of all the travel books about a place I'm going. Can anyone recommend a book or a movie set in Berlin - but more in "today's" Berlin rather than pre WWII or right afterwards. Thanks so much!

Jan 31st, 2003 | 12:59 PM

Bird

I just started reading a novel entitled "Weather in Berlin" by Ward Just that might fit the bill.

Jan 31st, 2003 | 01:34 PM

Therese

"Too Far Afield" by Gunther Grass.<BR>

Jan 31st, 2003 | 02:06 PM

grandmere

There was a movie a while back called Funeral in Berlin; it may have been during Cold War, tho, and that's earlier than your time frame.

Jan 31st, 2003 | 02:31 PM

Dutch

I would recommend The Reader by Gerhard Schlink (or something like that.) I couldn't put it down.

Feb 7th, 2003 | 04:46 AM

DanaBrown

Sorry to top this but I am still hoping for a couple more recommendations for books on modern day Berlin. Anyone out there have any other suggestions?? Thanks so much!

Feb 7th, 2003 | 05:04 AM

Ursula

<BR>Most famous but not that modern: <BR>'Berlin-Alexanderplatz' by Alfred Döblin.<BR>However, no idea, whether an English translation exists.

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