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How Western literature circulated in East Germany
Original: Und ich hatte mich schon die ganze Zeit über gefragt, woher diese ganze westliche Literatur zu DDR Zeiten kam, die dann
German-language discussion is revisiting how Western books reached readers in the GDR and were passed around and copied under the counter. A German-speaking contributor links to a MIT Press Reader piece on the topic, saying it answers a long-standing question about where that literature came from in socialist East Germany.
Why now: A widely shared article on smuggling and informal circulation of Western books in the GDR has sparked nostalgic and historical discussion.
GDRMIT Press ReaderEast Germany
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