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Freedom: Memoirs 1954–2021 is an autobiography written by the former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel, and coauthor Beate Baumann. Merkel was the Chancellor for sixteen years, from 2005 to 2021. The book was published on November 26, 2024 by St. Martin's Press. [1] [2] [3] [4]
A Russian law passed in December 2014 prohibiting the display of Nazi propaganda led to the removal of Maus from Russian bookstores leading up to Victory Day due to the swastika appearing on the book's cover. [76] Now the book is widely available again, with a slightly modified cover. [79] A few panels were changed for the Hebrew edition of Maus.
The book covers the history of East Germany in the period between 1949 and 1990, including the sudden and unexpected collapse of the state with the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as many other points in the state's history. It includes both large historical events and anecdotal stories of ordinary people living within the state.
Raimund Pretzel (27 December 1907 – 2 January 1999), [1] better known by his pseudonym Sebastian Haffner, was a German journalist and historian.As an émigré in Britain during World War II, Haffner argued that accommodation was impossible not only with Adolf Hitler but also with the German Reich with which Hitler had gambled.
The book could also be purchased as a two-volume set during Hitler's rule and was available in soft cover and hardcover. The soft cover edition contained the original cover (as pictured at the top of this article). The hardcover edition had a leather spine with cloth-covered boards. The cover and spine contained an image of three brown oak leaves.
The novel was first published in November and December 1928 in the German newspaper Vossische Zeitung and in book form in late January 1929. The book and its sequel, The Road Back (1931), were among the books banned and burned in Nazi Germany. All Quiet on the Western Front sold 2.5 million copies in 22 languages in its first 18 months in print ...
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The Book Thief is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, set in Nazi Germany during World War II. Published in 2005, The Book Thief became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 17 million copies.