THREE AND A HALF HOURS - What do you choose?

  • 30,000 copies sold!
  • They are building the Berlin Wall. You have 3 ½ hours to decide where your future will take place.
  • German-German history has rarely been told in such a haunting and gripping way!
  • This exciting story was broadcasted on German television on the 60th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall.

August 13, 1961. 08.10 a.m. The Interzonal train D-151 leaves Munich right on time, destination East Berlin. Most of the passengers are on their way back home to the GDR. Suddenly, a rumour spreads through the train: the border is going to be closed – forever. Among the travellers are families with children, a musical combo, a police detective, and a top athlete. They all carry their past, secrets, and dreams in their luggage. And each of them has only three and a half hours to make the most important decision of their lives: “Do I go back? Or do I get off the train before we reach the border – and start a new life?” Tick tock…

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 20.07.2021
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-00758-3
  • 352 Pages
  • Author: Robert Krause

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Robert Krause

Robert Krause wurde 1970 in Dresden geboren. Mit 19 Jahren floh er in die Bundesrepublik und studierte in München und Los Angeles Film. Heute arbeitet er erfolgreich als Regisseur und Drehbuchautor und ist Professor für kreatives Schreiben. Mit seiner Frau und seinen zwei Söhnen lebt er in Miesbach bei München. «Dreieinhalb Stunden» ist sein erster Roman.