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Ellen Alpsten
The Leaning Tower of Dresden
In his epic novel 'The Tower' Uwe Tellkamp brilliantlydepicts the grotesque idiosyncrasies of the GDR’s bureaucracy
Ellen Alpsten
Books
Germany
Queen of Hearts
500 years ago Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's least known wife, best-selling author and England's most married queen was born
Ellen Alpsten
Counterpoints
History
The Wagner Family Soap Opera Rolls On
'The Wagner family has never let Bayreuth and the festival out if its grip — today it is still run by two of Richard's great-granddaughters'
Ellen Alpsten
Dispatches
Germany
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Thank God for a Good Education
London became a better place to live after we became involved with our local church in a quest for a good school for our sons
Ellen Alpsten
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Dreams for their Children
The rise of Kenya's middle class offers the country, and the whole continent, hope for the future
Ellen Alpsten
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Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley
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The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart
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A tripod in the sky
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