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Highlights
- Provocative and hilarious, Heroes Like Us was the first novel to comment on the downfall of East Germany by an author who had grown up with the Berlin Wall.
- Author(s): Thomas Brussig
- 262 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
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Book Synopsis
Provocative and hilarious, Heroes Like Us was the first novel to comment on the downfall of East Germany by an author who had grown up with the Berlin Wall. Klaus Uhltzscht, born in 1968 in East Germany, grows up across the street from the Ministry of State Security, and he is inspired early on to do his share to win the Cold War. Naturally he joins the Secret Police, but his glorious career as an international agent never materializes. Instead, he spends countless hours keeping his fellow citizens under close surveillance -- never quite sure what he is looking for. Frustrated on all counts, Klaus's life is changed only when a strange accident in the fall of 1989 dramatically alters the size of his penis.
Review Quotes
"The darkly ribald, satirical tale Klaus tells in Heroes Like Us marks the strong debut of an important new voice in the postcommunist literary world." - Publishers Weekly
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 262
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Thomas Brussig
Language: English
Street Date: May 7, 2000
TCIN: 90809924
UPC: 9780374527600
Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-2814
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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