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Divided Heaven

novel by Wolf

Also known as: “Der geteilte Himmel”

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In Christa Wolf
…novel, Der geteilte Himmel (1963; Divided Heaven; filmed 1964), established her reputation. This work explores the political and romantic conflicts of Rita and Manfred. He defects to West Berlin for greater personal and professional freedom, and she, after a brief stay with him, rejects the West and returns to East…
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German literature

In German literature: The post-1945 period: Stunde Null
…Wolf’s Der geteilte Himmel (1963; Divided Heaven), in which a young woman decides to return to East Germany after having experienced the lures of the West, are good examples of Socialist Realism.
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