Product Description

Pavel is Monika Maron's grandfather. But she only remembers him in black and white. He left his children behind in Berlin when he was deported to his native Poland. Monika can only recall pictures of her grandparents, black-and-white photographs: Pavel perished in a concentration camp. And then, as a grown-up with a son of her own, researching a documentary for German television, Monika discovers letters which her grandfather wrote to Monika's mother, Hella. The astonishing fact is that Hella does not remember Pavel's letters.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #192634 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-18
• Original language: German
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
"This is the deeply piercing story, both personal and political, of a generation. It is hard to imagine it can be surpassed" TILMAN KRAUSE, Die Welt "Monika Maron makes other people's memories her own. She does so without moral outrage, telling the story straightforwardly, unsentimentally, not trying to show off her skill. The greatness of this book lies in this discretion: and Pavel's Letters is a great book" ROLF SCHNEIDER, Berliner Morgenpost

About the Author
MONIKA MARON was born in Berlin in 1941. In 1951 her family moved from the Western to the Eastern sector of the divided city. Despite belonging to the communist elite, Monika Maron decided to leave the GDR. She returned to Berlin after unification in 1993.