The GDR as a bridge between Germans and Slavs

Author Andrzej Stasiuk has published his self-ironic book "Dojczland" in Poland. In the book he recounts his experiences on book tours through Germany. Bartosz Marzec found the book entertaining: "Poles have difficulty crossing the border into Germany, because its fabulous realities are obscured by prejudice and horrific family histories. With his book, Stasiuk tries to make the country more tame. To avoid total confusion, he seeks to construct a bridge between the orderly Germanic world and the anarchy of the Slavic world. This binding element appears to be the former GDR, a region rejected by West Germany... Stasiuk records the superficial side of events, but we know you can say something about a country whether you've spent 24 hours there or 24 years."

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