Asphalt und Ekstase
Asphalt und Ekstase
Book 1 of the Koffer series
- First published
- 2027
- Publisher
- Altneuland
- Pages
- 200
- ISBN
- 9783982846873
- Formats
- Print edition
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About “Asphalt und Ekstase”
In the years between upheaval and collapse, Berlin becomes a stage for speed, show and experiment. Newspapers multiply, cinema and radio shape new ways of seeing, and nights turn into business. At the same time, political violence on the streets is growing.
The collection brings together reportage, stories, satire and personal recollections from bars, offices and train stations. Writers of Jewish descent shape this precise view of the city while antisemitism grows. What is told here is not a romanticized memory but the picture of a metropolis that reinvents itself every day.
How can a city be described that moves at the edge of the abyss, and which voices tell of it?
Who is “Asphalt und Ekstase” for?
This book is for readers interested in urban history, literature about big cities and texts from different genres. Readers who prefer to read reportage and memoirs side by side rather than a continuous novel will find a many-voiced collection here. The volume is for anyone who wants to capture an era through the people who lived and worked in it.
When is “Asphalt und Ekstase” the best read?
At around 200 pages, the volume suits an afternoon or a few evenings when you read individual pieces and pause in between. It works well alongside a city trip to Berlin, if you want to see the places the texts describe, or on days when you want to devote yourself to urban history.
In what order should you read the “Koffer” series?
The series comprises three volumes: “Asphalt und Ekstase,” “Töchter des Abgrunds” and “Menschen in Zügen.” This volume is in first place and opens the series. Readers who read the volumes in order follow the structure of the series and encounter its themes in the intended sequence.
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