Year of German-American Friendship 2018/2019: Reunification

History part 5: Beginning of a new era

The Wall comes down and the Cold War is history: Reunited Germany becomes a sovereign nation and a close ally of the USA.

The representatives of the Two Plus Four countries in front of their flags.

Faces and moments: Reunification

A time of change: German reunification made a statement for peace and friendship worldwide.

The Berlin Wall in the USA

Parts of the Berlin Wall are to be found in these US cities

100 german must reads - Bricks and Mortar by Clemens Meyer

Clemens Meyer: ‘Bricks and Mortar’

A novel set in a Leipzig red light district filled with prostitution and drugs following the fall of the communist regime, it reveals how the sex trade became a booming industry in the former East Germany.

100 german must reads - The Shadow-Boxing Woman by Inka Parei

Inka Parei: ‘The Shadow-Boxing Woman’

This work can be seen as an elegantly told detective novel, but it is also a portrait of a young woman on a search in the broken city of Berlin during the post-reunification period.