Activity Type:
Lecture
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Presenter:
Mr. Peter Schneider, Author and Journalist
Date:
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 13:00 to 14:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
3431 Posvar Hall
Contact Email:
euce@pitt.edu
Event Web Site:
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the EUCE/ESC and the Department of German are pleased to present a group of events to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall. Author of the book “Berlin Now: The City After the Wall”, Peter Schneider, who moved to Berlin in 1962 and witnessed the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, visits the University of Pittsburgh to share his experiences as keen observer of Berlin. His novel Der Mauerspringer (The Wall Jumper) was first published in 1983, and has become a classic. In it he describes life in the shadow of the Wall. His new book, Berlin Now: The City after the Wall (translated by Sophie Schlondorff) is a collection of perceptive and witty essays about modern Berlin.
UCIS Unit:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors:
Department of German
Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
Film Studies Program and the World History Center
World Regions:
Europe
Western Europe
European Union