Summary of The Wall JumperÂ
“The Wall Jumper” by Peter Schneider portrays life in Berlin in the early 1980s, when the city was divided by the infamous Berlin Wall. The book delves into the lives of ordinary Berliners on both sides of the Wall, who try to cope with life and the divisions between East and West.
Reasons to read The Wall Jumper
“The Wall Jumper” is as much a book about the physical Berlin Wall as it is about the psychological wall that existed in people’s minds. It offers insight into the mental and cultural divisions between former East and West Germans. Peter Schneider, a renowned German writer, was a prominent figure in the 1968 West-German student movement. In 2014, he published “Berlin Now”, a reflection on how the city has evolved since reunification.
Original title: Der Mauerspringer
Year of publication: 1982
Nr of pages: 128
