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Europa (1991)
Europa (1991)
1991 | Drama, Thriller
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"This film by Lars Von Trier is another of my all-time faves. Jean Marc-Barr is wonderful in this, and I have always thought it was very interesting what kinds of roles he chose to take on after The Big Blue. Most of the movie takes place on a train after the war in Germany. Barbara Sukowa is wonderful as are Udo Kier, Max Von Sydow as the narrator and the incredible Ernst-Hugo Järegård (hilarious in The Kingdom)."

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Agent Running in the Field
Agent Running in the Field
John Le Carre | 2019 | Mystery
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"’ve always been a big fan of le Carré’s books, ever since I read his 1968 novel, A Small Town in Germany, and I was quick to buy this, his latest. Anything I write here would constitute a spoiler, but suffice it to say it’s about spies, mid-life malaise, and a Europe on the verge of transformation. Let me just tease to the fact that there is an element of this book that readers disgusted with contemporary politics will find extremely satisfying."

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Fables & Lies: A WWII Novel Based on a True Story
Fables & Lies: A WWII Novel Based on a True Story
Elisabeth Storrs | 2026 | Fiction & Poetry
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FABLES & LIES tells a story of World War II from the perspective of Freyja, a Berliner who learns that not everything is as true as she is being told. It's a hard realisation for her when the newspapers, radio, etc., all tell the same story - that Germany is the one trying to hold peace together, and it is the rest of the world that is the aggressor. People she meets along the way, whether in the apartment block she lives in, at work, or even the underground Church movement to help Jews leave Berlin/Germany, help to open her eyes as to what's really going on. By that time, it is too late in one respect, but Freyja doesn't give up.

This was a gripping story that completely held my attention. It is sensitively written, while still showing the difficulties and horrors faced by the German people who didn't necessarily agree 100% with what they were being told.

I have lived in Germany for sixteen years, and I respect their attitude to the First and Second World Wars. They teach it in the schools as lessons to be learnt, to ensure it doesn't happen again. So reading a story from their perspective was really eye-opening.

If reading about the Second World War is something that fascinates you, then I can HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book.

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