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Stasi: Behind You

M. A. Rahal

Forty Years Between Silence and Freedom is a haunting historical drama set in Germany before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Through the intertwined lives of Karl, Heidi, Eva, and Wolfgang, the novel explores the emotional wreckage left behind by ideology, surveillance, and fear.

Spanning four decades - from the divided streets of East Berlin to the fragile unity of a reborn nation - it traces the quiet tragedies of those who lived under the watchful eyes of the Stasi, in a totalitarian state where your Stasi informant could be your colleague, your friend, or even your wife and where every glance carried surveillance and every whisper meant suspicion. It was a world where even love became a political act and silence a means of survival.

With piercing intimacy, the narrative captures how the collapse of a wall cannot erase the invisible barriers within hearts and families. In a world where truth and loyalty were traded for safety, the story asks: What remains when the regime falls - guilt, love, or hope?

Book Details

  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publish Date: Nov 4th, 2025
  • Pages: 174
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.45in - 0.73lb
  • EAN: 9798272913241
  • Categories: Europe - Germany