The File: A Personal History by Timothy Garton Ash

The File: A Personal History

Timothy Garton Ash

262 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir challenging informative slow-paced

Description

In 1978, fresh out of Oxford, Timothy Garton Ash set out for Berlin to see what he could learn from the divided city about freedom and despotism. As he moved from west to east - from Berlin glamour to Berlin danger - the East German secret police,...

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Community Reviews Summary of 75 reviews

Moods

informative 87%
reflective 75%
dark 37%
challenging 25%
tense 25%
adventurous 12%
emotional 12%
sad 12%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 25%

Average rating

3.69

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