{"product_id":"9781529435214","title":"Generation GDR : Truth, Freedom and One Man's Last Journey","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Peter Wensierski\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEast Germany, DDR\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 August 2026 by Quercus Publishing (MacLehose Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages, Integrated b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e197 x 131 x 26 | 250g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping account of East Germany in the late '70s and early '80s, and of one man's fated struggle for freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriday, April 10th, 1981: 23-year-old Mathias Domaschk boards the fast train from Jena to Berlin, on his way to a birthday party. But he never arrives . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe packed train is held up en route, and Mathias and three of his friends are apprehended, suspected of being part of a cell intent on disrupting the socialist party congress. Forty-eight hours later he is dead, following interrogation in the Stasi detention centre in Gera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened over those two days?Peter Wensierski's captivating book draws on multiple witness statements and extensive Stasi documentation to build a riveting and dramatic account, switching between Mathias's journey and the Stasi activities up to and through his arrest. He also places this tragedy against its broader political and social context to reveal the lives of a whole generation of young East Germans who just wanted live freely - and the contempt that the GDR authorities displayed for their humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart reportage, part true crime, Generation GDR offers unique insights into the secret corridors of an authoritarian regime and delivers a powerful warning from history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the German by Jamie Bulloch\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49447873806595,"sku":"9781529435214","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781529435214.jpg?v=1786716039","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781529435214","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}