DW book expert David Levitz on ′They Divided the Sky′ by Christa Wolf | 100 German Must-Reads - a unique list of 100 works of German literature published in English | DW | 05.10.2018

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100 Must-Reads

DW book expert David Levitz on 'They Divided the Sky' by Christa Wolf

A relationship ends tragically just as the Berlin Wall goes up: Manfred flees to West Berlin. His lover Rita chooses to stay in the east in "They Divided the Sky" by Christa Wolf.

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