A gorgeously jacketed hardcover anthology of classic stories set in Berlin, by an international array of brilliant writers.Berlin has long been a magnet for writers and artists from all over. Since the nineteenth century, when Dostoevsky sought inspiration in the city, to the creative ferment of the 1920s Weimar Republic, when German Expressionism flourished and expats like W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood found a haven there, Berlin has served as a leading cultural capital with an international reputation. Leveled during World War II and then divided by the Berlin Wall for decades, it is a city that has experienced multiple rebirths, and the stories collected here reflect that rich history. Classic German writers like Theodor Fontane, Robert Walser, Alfred Döblin, and Christa Wolf sit alongside writers from elsewhere, including Vladimir Nabokov, Christopher Isherwood, Ian McEwan, Len Deighton, and Kevin Barry.

Foreword Theodor Fontane, from Effi Briest Robert Walser, "The Little Berliner" Alfred Döblin, from Berlin Alexanderplatz Vladimir Nabokov, from King, Queen, Knave Erich Kästner, from Going to the Dogs Ernst Haffner, from Blood Brothers Irmgard Keun, from The Artificial Silk Girl Christopher Isherwood, "A Berlin Diary: Winter 1932-3" Thomas Wolfe, "The Dark Messiah" Hans Fallada, from Alone in Berlin Heinz Rein, "Berlin, April 1945" Peter Schneider, from The Wall Jumper Thomas Brussig, from Heroes Like Us Len Deighton, from Funeral in Berlin Christa Wolf, from They Divided the Sky Ian McEwan, from The Innocent Günter Grass, "The Diving Duck" Wladimir Kaminer, "Business Camouflage" Chloe Aridjis, from Book of Clouds Uwe Timm, "The Reichstag, Wrapped" Kevin Barry, "Berlin Arkonaplatz - My Lesbian Summer" Jean-Philippe Toussaint, from Television Jenny Erpenbeck, from Go, Went, Gone