Marta Hillers
Marta Hillers was a German journalist and author, best known for her memoir 'Eine Frau in Berlin' ('A Woman in Berlin'), which recounts her experiences during the fall of Berlin at the end of World War II when she and many other women were raped by Soviet soldiers. The book was published anonymously in 1959 and met with controversy, leading to it being out of print for several decades. It was republished in 2003 after her death and received widespread acclaim for its candid and harrowing depiction of the hardships faced by civilians during the war.
Books
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1. A Woman In Berlin
The book is a powerful, anonymous diary that provides a harrowing first-person account of the final weeks of World War II in Berlin, from April to June 1945. The female author, a journalist, describes the chaos of a city under siege, the brutality of the occupying forces, and the struggle for survival faced by the women of Berlin. She candidly records the widespread rape by Soviet soldiers and the complex web of emotions, compromises, and small acts of resistance that characterized daily life during this period. The diary stands as a poignant testament to human resilience and a stark examination of the often-unspoken atrocities of war.
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