Christoph Hein
German author from the GDR whose novel The Distant Lover is one of the finest works of German-language fiction of the 1980s, a cold, precise portrait of emotional alienation in communist East Germany.
Works
- The Distant LoverWoman separated from beloved searches through letters and memory
- Horns EndSaxophonist pursues daughter through East Berlin underworld
- The TangentWoman's memories and regrets reveal hidden life complexities
- In His Early Youth Grew WearyComing-of-age story of boy wearied by early responsibility
- Von allem Anfang anFamily saga spanning East German history and personal transformation