Fatherland

About This Book

"A man crosses the checkpoint in Berlin, from East to West. This is no 'escape to freedom'. He comes reluctantly and without illusions. He hopes for two things: to continue to write songs and to find his father, who left the GDR after the uprising in 1953. In his work he finds constraint comes in many guises, and in his pursuit of his father he finds he is himself pursued. This story he unfolds is complex and ambiguous, revealing betrayals and alliances some would wish to forget."--Back cover.