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A Princess In Berlin Paperback – Import, January 1, 1982

by Arthur R.G. Solmssen (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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When American soldier Peter Ellis returns to Berlin in 1922 to study painting, he experiences all the opulent decadence of an upper-class romance and the lurid bohemian lifestyle of Berlin's art world
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  1. Print length
    368 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Penguin Books
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1982
  5. ISBN-10
    0140060383
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0140060386
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; New Ed edition (January 1, 1982)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140060383
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140060386
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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John J. Alexander
5.0 out of 5 stars who all have loved it. I find the prose to be clear ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2018
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I read this book 30 years ago (given to me by a lovely Jewish women who grew up in Vienna in the Thirties), and I have reread it at least twice since then. I also keep buying and giving copies of it to my friends, who all have loved it. I find the prose to be clear and rich, at times artistically experimental (when the artist is having fantasies). The characters are sympathetic, and the story is suspenseful, even though I know how the history goes, although one does learn much about Germany in the Twenties (with disturbing parallels to today's nationalism). Everyone who reads it says "why isn't this a movie?!"
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A. Lamb
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2012
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A great read - would make a fabulous movie - has all the elements needed to be a real crowd pleaser (Post war revolution, art as a political medium, social class issues, sex and violence, great character development) - had to buy this book used as it has been out of print for a long time - maybe a German film director would get their teeth into this and dazzle...
Also the vendor I bought it from was excellent and delivered on time!
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Scott Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015
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A wonderful novel about post WWI Berlin. I've reread it many times and it always delights.
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Paul M.
3.0 out of 5 stars A Family story for me..
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2011
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This novel was apperantly written by a relative, though distant I assume. However it rings true for the era and setting of my father's early upbringing and surely for my grandparents experience in Weimars Germany, as German Jews mingling with non-Jews (my grandfather was Jewish and Grandmother not). The actual writing talent is not strong, but it was a meaningful read anyway.
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eleanav
5.0 out of 5 stars history repeats itself?
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2016
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describes a historical period as if you were living there
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Lloyd Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Piece of History
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2009
I have a special interest in novels that intercut historical events with fictional narration, and this is one of the best of them. A young American Quaker saves the life of a German officer during World War I and is then drawn into the officer's world of Berlin in the upheaval leading up to the Nazi takeover. Hermann Goering is in it, as is, I think, the artist George Grosz (though fictionalized and with a different name), but it is really the events of the era that supply the history, from the inflation to Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch. The characters thmselves are fascinating, especially the German officer and his demented, proto-Nazi younger brother. There is also a Miss Boatright, a Quaker who uses the thee form and, in true Quaker style, gets it wrong in sentences that need not thee but thou. This is typical of the author's authentic use of his materials, but it is really the wonderful storytelling that makes the pages turn.
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patricia
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful book. In great condition and well packed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2021
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Excellent book lovely to find it again good price well packed
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Pepe García
5.0 out of 5 stars Una historia que te sonará
Reviewed in Spain on February 17, 2013
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Si has leído "Riña de Gatos", premio planeta 2010, disfrutarás encontrando muchas coincidencias. Un anglosajón que cruza Francia en tren, gran aficionado a la pintura, rumbo a un país casi en guerra, donde se relaciona con las familias más influyentes y con las más miserables...
Sólo que éste se escribió 30 años antes.
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Michael Badger-Ward
2.0 out of 5 stars Arrived
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2016
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Great novel but the book was in a poor condition. It arrived all the way from the United States wet, scribbled and highlighted in. Glad to have it though. Price was reasonable.
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