Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
16 years ago
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Historical Fiction on Eastern Europe
Catching the Sunlight by Harriet Hudson.............................Budapest
Poland by James Mitchner .....................................................Poland
The Mercy Seller by Brenda Rickman Vantrease ...............Prague
Prague by Arthur Phillips ................................................Budapest
The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel) by Gunter Grass* ..............Berlin
Shadows of Berlin by David Bergelson* ...............................Berlin
The Weather in Berlin by Ward Just* ...................................Berlin,
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova ......................Budapest (in part)
The Trial by Frank Kafka .......................................................Prague
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally.....................................Krakow
* recommended reading per Fly Solo
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Great idea-- thanks. I would add Schindler's List, either the book or the movie as good prep for Krakov, where some of it was filmed, and of course, Auschwitz.
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