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Friederike Knabe is on page 300 of 432

Interesting portrait of a family (4 generations) and recent German history from pre-war to 2001. Chapters move across the timeline yet there is some order in it nonetheless. Chapters also focus on one member of the family, and like a jigsaw, adding each time some new aspects of the person's environment and timeframe. Ruge keeps himself and the reader at an observer's distance.

— Aug 24, 2013 07:09AM