Marzahn, Mon Amour
ISBN-13: 9781908670694
Author(s): Katja Oskamp
Subjects: FA, FBA
Publisher: Peirene Press
Publisher Imprint: Peirene Press
Publication Date: 17-02-2022
Format: Paperback / softback
Availability: In stock
£12.00
About the book
A woman approaching the 'invisible years' of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the East Berlin suburb of Marzahn, once the GDR's largest prefabricated housing estate. From her intimate vantage point at the foot of the clinic chair, she observes her clients and co-workers, listening to their stories with empathy and curiosity. Part memoir, part collective history, Katja Oskamp's love letter to the inhabitants of Marzahn is a tender reflection on life's progression.