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The File
A Personal History
Book • 1997
In this memoir, Timothy Garton Ash recounts his experience of living in East Germany in the early 1980s and his subsequent discovery of his Stasi file after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The file, code-named 'Romeo,' contains a detailed record of his activities compiled by the East German secret police with the help of numerous informers.
Ash compares the Stasi records with his own memories, diary entries, and published articles, and he tracks down and interviews the informants and former Stasi officers involved in his case.
The book provides a gripping and morally provocative account of life in East Germany's surveillance state and the complexities of post-communist society.
The file, code-named 'Romeo,' contains a detailed record of his activities compiled by the East German secret police with the help of numerous informers.
Ash compares the Stasi records with his own memories, diary entries, and published articles, and he tracks down and interviews the informants and former Stasi officers involved in his case.
The book provides a gripping and morally provocative account of life in East Germany's surveillance state and the complexities of post-communist society.
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Michael Malice as a source for information on the Stasi files and the experiences of East Germans after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Michael Malice as a source for information on the Stasi files and the experiences of East Germans after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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