The Wall Jumper

by Peter Schneider | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0141187980 Global Overview for this book
Registered by kinedi of Rushyford, County Durham United Kingdom on 12/4/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by kinedi from Rushyford, County Durham United Kingdom on Friday, December 4, 2020
Berlin before the fall of the Wall is a city divided, yet its ordinary residents find ways to live and survive on both sides. There is Robert, teller of barroom anecdotes over beer and vodka, adjusting to a new life in the west; Pommerer, trying to outwit the system in the east; the unnamed narrator, who 'escapes' back-and-forth to collect stories; his beguiling, exiled lover Lena; the three boys who defect to watch Hollywood films; and the man who leaps across the Wall again and again - simply because he cannot help himself.

All are, in their different ways, wall jumpers, trying to lose themselves but still trapped wherever they go. Ultimately, the walls inside their heads prove to be more powerful than any man-made barrier ...

Journal Entry 2 by kinedi at Rushyford, County Durham United Kingdom on Saturday, December 5, 2020
This was on my Bookcrossing Secret Santa'a wishlist and I had never heard of the author or the novel so I felt compelled to read it quickly before sending on

I grew up in a divided Germany and this short collection of anecdotes really made me think and remember those times. It was poignant, powerful and the English translation was very good. Hope my Secret Santa will enjoy it too, looking forward to reading her JE

Journal Entry 3 by kinedi at Rushyford, County Durham United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (12/10/2020 UTC) at Rushyford, County Durham United Kingdom

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Merry Christmas from your Secret Santa


Journal Entry 4 by bookfrogster at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, December 28, 2020
Thank you so much for the wonderful parcel Kinedi! I lived in Germany before reunification for a couple of years when I was a child, so thought this looked like a really interesting book. Can't wait to read it.

Journal Entry 5 by bookfrogster at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, January 11, 2021
I loved the conversational style of this book. Hearing such a range of viewpoints and experiences was what made this such a good read. Lots of food for thought from such a slim volume! I loved that eccentricity was celebrated as well as injustice being documented. Thanks so much for sending me this one kinedi!
I have found this on another wishlist so will be able to grant another wish.

Journal Entry 6 by bookfrogster at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, January 22, 2021

Released 3 yrs ago (1/20/2021 UTC) at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom

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And off it goes to Fifna as a little Hogmanay rabackery. Happy reading!

Journal Entry 7 by wingFifnawing at Voorburg, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Thank you very much, bookfrogster, for sending me this wishlist RABCK. What a lovely surprise!

Journal Entry 8 by wingFifnawing at Voorburg, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Thursday, July 28, 2022
Indeed there is plenty of food for thought in these stories. And it's not really that long ago either. I very much enjoyed reading this - thanks for sharing!

Journal Entry 9 by wingFifnawing at The Maldron in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Thursday, July 28, 2022

Released 1 yr ago (7/29/2022 UTC) at The Maldron in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom

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Taking it to the Unconvention in Newcastle.

Journal Entry 10 by dianasaur at Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Monday, August 1, 2022
Been wanting to read this since the 1980s!

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