East German Writers and the Politics of

Since unification, Germany has been rocked by scandals showing the level to which the Stasi, the East German Secret Police, controlled East German writers. This... » 

Since unification, Germany has been rocked by scandals showing the level to which the Stasi, the East German Secret Police, controlled East German writers. This study explores how the writers have responded to the challenge of dealing with the Stasi from the 1950s to the 21st century. «