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The Berlin Wall 2009
On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall fell, bringing East and West Germans together again after 28 years of separation.
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its fall, the Bpi explores the story of this wall via a selection of books, articles, Internet sites, videos and images.
The aim of this file of materials is to provide the main references concerning this subject to a wide public, through a selection of information of all kinds (drawn from books, magazines, articles, videos, recordings, studies, Internet sites, ...). The documents have been selected for their quality, for their complementarity, and with a view to highlighting what are sometimes little known materials that belonging to the Bpi or are available on Internet.
Feel free to contact us to tell us what you think of this file, and to inform us about other materials.
The Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin, a Library that is a partner of the Bpi, has a large collection of documents in German on this subject, and some in English and French, that we would like to bring to your attention.
The pages of this file have been illustrated using videos that are part of the collection of the Institut national de l'audiovisuel (INA).
NB: this file will not be updated after 31/12/2009
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Artists and the Wall
The Berlin Wall has inspired numerous artists. At the Bpi, you can find a selection of books on the subject, as well as several very interesting Internet sites.
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The Wall in literature
The Wall has also inspired many literary works, especially by German authors. Here is a selection of novels that you can read on the spot, at the Bpi.
Multimedia documents in German are also available on Internet.