Afternoon Reading - 1989: Writing on the Wall - Place of Birth: Berlin

Anne McElvoy introduces extracts from the work of three writers associated with East Germany's literary scene. By Monika Maron, who grew up in East Berlin where her stepfather was a minister. In this piece, which is a love song to the city of her youth, Maron reflects on what it was like to grow up and live in a divided city. Read by Eleanor Bron. Translated by Lyn Marven.