In Search of Berlin

The 800 Year Story John Kampfner

The history of a city like no other – from the bestselling author of Why the Germans Do it Better.

The Berlin of the past 800 years has been both haven and hell; a city tortured by its history, where each plague, each fire, each war, each act of destruction and self-destruction requires it to start again. Yet, from unlikely beginnings – a land of swamps and windswept plains – it has now, finally, achieved global status and is a destination of refuge and culture. After all the episodes of disaster, redemption and reinvention, is Berlin finally at ease with itself? John Kampfner takes us on a physical journey through Berlin, and through the centuries – showing us how every era of its history, from the fourteenth century on, affects it today. This is the tale of a turbulent city that in spite of itself has become a magnet for the world.

Praise for Why the Germans Do it Better:

‘Excellent and provocative... a passionate, timely book.’ Sunday Times

‘A fine new book... thoughtful, deeply reported and impeccably even-handed.’ The Times

John Kampfner is an awardwinning author, broadcaster and foreign-affairs commentator. He began his career reporting from East Berlin and Moscow for the Telegraph. After covering British politics for the Financial Times and BBC, he edited the New Statesman. He is a regular pundit and commentator for British and German media, a documentary maker and author of six previous books, including the bestselling Why the Germans Do it Better.

Hardback • £22.00

234x156 • 304pp

9781838954819