Brussig manages the unlikely transition well, producing a book that can easily stand on its own. I det sodra slutet av sonnenallee i berlin fanns under tysklands delning en gransovergang mellan vast och ostberlin. Er holte nur legale produkte, aber er hat so gemacht, als waren diese produkte illegal. When berlin was being divided, stalin wanted the sonnenallee because of its poetic name. The novel is set in east berlin in the reallife street of sonnenallee sometime in the late1970s or early1980s. To help ease your way into reading this book, weve translated this chapter for you completely with more emphasis on following the german closely than on producing elegant english the main point is that michael kuppisch micha is trying to imagine what could have brought about the absurd. I am a teacher of english and have taught all ages. Both the book and the screenplay were written by thomas brussig and while they are based on the. Sonnenallee r en tysk spelfilm av leander haumann frn 1999. The sonnenallee of the title is the sunnilynamed berlin boulevard running through the divided city. To help ease your way into reading this book, weve translated this chapter for you completely with more emphasis on following the german closely than on producing elegant english the main point is that michael kuppisch micha is trying to imagine what could have brought about the absurd separation of the. So, in addition to the usual problems of teenagers, they must deal with teachers.