![]() ![]() In 2003, two years after Hillers' death, a new edition of the book was published in Germany, again anonymously. Based upon the reception within her home country, Hiller refused to have another edition of the work published during her lifetime. ![]() When finally published in German in 1959, the book was either "ignored or reviled" in Germany. The first English edition appeared 1954 in the United States, where it was very successful, and was followed rapidly by translations into Dutch, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish and Japanese. It also looks at a woman's pragmatic approach to survival, which involved relying on Soviet officers for protection. The work depicts the widespread rape of civilians by Soviet soldiers, including the rape of the author. The memoir covers the period between 20 April and 22 June 1945 in Berlin during the capture and occupation of the city by the Red Army. The identity of Hillers as the author was not revealed until 2003, after her death. ![]() Home A Woman in Berlin Wikipedia: IntroductionĪ Woman in Berlin (German: Eine Frau in Berlin) is a memoir by German journalist Marta Hillers, originally released anonymously in 1954. ![]()
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