Quote by: Christa Wolf

The real question is: How sturdy and solid is the floor our civilization stands on? How many lives with no prospects, shattered and senseless, can it bear the weight of before it cracks somewhere or other, splits at the joints?


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Author Bio


  • NameChrista Wolf
  • DescriptionGerman literary critic, novelist, and essayist
  • BornMarch 18, 1929
  • DiedDecember 1, 2011
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionWriter; Screenwriter; Politician; Unofficial Collaborator; Novelist; Essayist
  • WorksDivided Heaven; ; Patterns Of Childhood; Cassandra
  • AwardsAustrian State Prize For European Literature; Georg Büchner Prize; Geschwister-Scholl-Preis; National Prize Of East Germany; Schiller Memorial Prize