Berlin

City of Stones , #1

209 pages

English language

Published Jan. 23, 2001 by Drawn & Quarterly.

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4 stars (1 review)

Berlin: City of Stones presents the first part of Jason Lutes' captivating trilogy, set in the twilight years of Germany's Weimar Republic. Kurt Severing, a journalist, and Marthe Muller, an art student, are the central figures in a broad cast of characters intertwined with the historical events unfolding around them. City of Stones covers eight months in Berlin, from September 1928 to May Day, 1929, meticulously documenting the hopes and struggles of its inhabitants as their future is darkened by a growing shadow.

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Berlin: City of Stones

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1) "'Forgive me. It's easy for me to get carried away, talking about it. I've lived there for some time, you see... I've watched it grow and change immensely in the past ten years... There is more of everything, and everything moves faster than ever. Of course, this means that there's plenty for a new arrival to be excited about. It is, as so many people are fond of saying, second only to Paris as the cultural center of Europe. The theater, the arts—while I've been out of town they've released the first German 'talkie.' Can you imagine? There are something like, I don't know, 3,000 newspapers and magazines published right in the city, so for me...' 'I suppose your discontent must have a lot to do with your profession.' 'Don't get me wrong, fräulein Müller; I have many misgivings... There is much about it that troubles me. But in …

Subjects

  • Graphic novels
  • Comic books, strips, etc
  • Berlin (Germany) -- Social life and customs -- Comic books, strips, etc