Divided Heaven (novel)

Divided Heaven (Der geteilte Himmel) is a 1963 novel by the East German writer Christa Wolf. The author describes society and problems in the German Democratic Republic in the '60s. The book won the Heinrich Mann Prize, and has been translated into many different languages.

Plot

Rita and Manfred are an East German couple who live in Halle. Manfred left East Germany and Rita finds him in West Berlin. The short visit to the Western world convinces Rita to return to East Germany, a few days before the Berlin Wall is built.

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