Stasiland is the first book of the author Anna Funder. Funder won a prodigious nonfiction writing award for Stasiland. Funder, born in Australia, currently lives in New York. Previously, Anna Funder was an international lawyer. Anna also worked in Berlin for a German communication production service. Anna Funder amalgamated various sources to present a detailed account of the time period she calls “Stasiland.” Funder used personal accounts as sources. She gathered information from face-to-face interviews as well as phone calls, recounted in her book. Anna analyzed Stasi files and other documents. In addition to outside sources, Funder used her own experiences to further enhance her book. Funder recollects her own adventures traveling through Germany. Anna Funder minimizes bias because she presents multiple viewpoints about
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18 Hagen Koch tells how he left the Stasis. He took a plate was as revenge when he left. He says that he was accused of theft even after Germany was united. In addition, Anna goes to where Miriam crossed the Berlin Wall. She reminisces Miriam’s story.
19 Anna calls her friend Klaus Jentzsch (Klaus Renft) to go to the bar. She hears his story of his guitar group and how the group’s existence was ended by the Stasi.
20 Herr Bock of Golm calls Anna. He was an instructor of recruiting (Spezialdisziplin). He tells about the Ministry of State Security. Now he is a business adviser in Germany.
21 A guide at the Stasi Headquarters told Anna to interview Frau Sigrid Paul. Frau Paul tells her story. She had a baby [Torsten] with a damaged esophagus that was fixed in West Berlin. When the Berlin Wall went up, no more medicine could be taken to the hospital in East Berlin. Torsten was snuck to West Berlin. Frau Paul and her husband tried to sneak into West Berlin with the help of Michael Hinze. They almost made it across but were stopped for lack of a special
18 Hagen Koch tells how he left the Stasis. He took a plate was as revenge when he left. He says that he was accused of theft even after Germany was united. In addition, Anna goes to where Miriam crossed the Berlin Wall. She reminisces Miriam’s story.
19 Anna calls her friend Klaus Jentzsch (Klaus Renft) to go to the bar. She hears his story of his guitar group and how the group’s existence was ended by the Stasi.
20 Herr Bock of Golm calls Anna. He was an instructor of recruiting (Spezialdisziplin). He tells about the Ministry of State Security. Now he is a business adviser in Germany.
21 A guide at the Stasi Headquarters told Anna to interview Frau Sigrid Paul. Frau Paul tells her story. She had a baby [Torsten] with a damaged esophagus that was fixed in West Berlin. When the Berlin Wall went up, no more medicine could be taken to the hospital in East Berlin. Torsten was snuck to West Berlin. Frau Paul and her husband tried to sneak into West Berlin with the help of Michael Hinze. They almost made it across but were stopped for lack of a special