- Summary
- "Berlin 1936 takes the reader through the sixteen days of the Olympiad, describing the events in the German capital through the eyes of a select cast of characters--Nazi leaders and foreign diplomats, sportsmen and journalists, writers and socialites, nightclub owners and jazz musicians. While the events in the Olympic stadium, such as when an American tourist breaks through the security and manages to kiss Hitler, provide the focus and much of the drama, it also considers the lives of ordinary Berliners--the woman with a dark secret who steps in front of a train, the transsexual waiting for the Gestapo's knock on the door, and the Jewish boy fearing for his future and hoping that Germany loses on the playing field. During the games the Nazi dictatorship was in many ways put on hold, and Berlin 1936 offers a last glimpse of the vibrant and diverse life in the German capital in the 1920s and 30s that the Nazis wanted to destroy."--Publisher's description
- Uniform Title
- Berlin 1936. English
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Hilmes, Oliver, author.
- Published
- New York : Other Press, 2018
©2018
- Locale
- Berlin (Germany)
Germany
Europe
- Contents
-
Saturday, 1 August 1936
Sunday, 2 August 1936
Monday, 3 August 1936
Tuesday, 4 August 1936
Wednesday, 5 August 1936
Thursday, 6 August 1936
Friday, 7 August 1936
Saturday, 8 August 1936
Sunday, 9 August 1936
Monday, 10 August 1936
Tuesday, 11 August 1936
Wednesday, 12 August 1936
Thursday, 13 August 1936
Friday, 14 August 1936
Saturday, 15 August 1936
Sunday, 16 August 1936
What became of ...?
- Other Authors/Editors
- Chase, Jefferson S., translator.
- Notes
-
"Originally published in German as Berlin 1936: Sechzehn Tage im August"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-297) and index.
Saturday, 1 August 1936 -- Sunday, 2 August 1936 -- Monday, 3 August 1936 -- Tuesday, 4 August 1936 -- Wednesday, 5 August 1936 -- Thursday, 6 August 1936 -- Friday, 7 August 1936 -- Saturday, 8 August 1936 -- Sunday, 9 August 1936 -- Monday, 10 August 1936 -- Tuesday, 11 August 1936 -- Wednesday, 12 August 1936 -- Thursday, 13 August 1936 -- Friday, 14 August 1936 -- Saturday, 15 August 1936 -- Sunday, 16 August 1936 -- What became of ...?
Translated from the German.
