Archives: a Personal History (new Edition)
by K
About This Novel
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, in order to study Germany under Hitler's rule, young Timothy Garden Ash stayed in East and West Berlin for several years to collect information. Unexpectedly, his whereabouts in East Germany were considered espionage activities, and he was tracked by the secret police and informants, leaving behind a 325-page secret file. After the reunification of the two Germanys, East Germany's secret police files were opened. The author revisited East Germany. Based on the files established for him by the East German Ministry of Security and his own diary, he searched for those who monitored him one by one and reconstructed a memory of his youth. He was surprised to find that people with different perspectives often had completely different or even contradictory memories of the same experience. Therefore, going through the fog of various memories and exploring the truth of the history of which I am a part became the motivation for writing this book, and ultimately contributed to such a touching book. This is a compelling read that perfectly blends personal reminiscence with historical exploration.
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