Marzahn, Mon Amour

Name: Marzahn, Mon Amour
Brand: Peirene Press Ltd.
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By: Katja Oskamp, Jo Heinrich (Translator)

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Paperback | 14 October 2026

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144 Pages

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19 x 12 x 1.5

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Winner of the Dublin Literary Award 2023.

As heard on BBC Radio 4 'Book at Bedtime', August 2022Shortlisted for The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation and the TA First Translation Prize.Spiegel bestseller, selected for Berlin Reads One Book 2021. Over 180,000 copies sold worldwide.

A woman approaching the 'invisible years' of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the East Berlin suburb of Marzahn, once the GDR's largest prefabricated housing estate. From her intimate vantage point at the foot of the clinic chair, she observes her clients and co-workers, listening to their stories with empathy and curiosity.Part autofiction, part collective history, Katja Oskamp's love letter to the inhabitants of Marzahn is a tender reflection on life's progression and our ability to forge connections in the unlikeliest of places. Each person's story stands alone as a beautifully crafted vignette, but together they form a portrait of a community.

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'Delightful!' KEN FOLLETT ' 'It's rare to come across a book of such captivating warmth and humour. There is something magical at play in Marzahn, Mon Amour. I loved every page of it.'' RONAN HESSION 'Katja Oskamp knows how to capture the essence of people beautifully. They really come to life in her portraits. A powerful book.' FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER, PRESIDENT OF GERMANY; 'Marzahn, Mon Amour captures a piece of modern German history and brings it right down to the human level.' WORLD LITERATURE TODAY; 'There is great soul in this book: power, goodness and humility.' NEUES DEUTSCHLAND

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