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in Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany

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I am the author of three books: Weeds Like Us (which was published in German translation in Hamburg as Eine lange Flucht aus Ostpreussen), STRETCH: Coming of Age in Post-War Germany, and A Singular Education: A German Bachelor in New York (1964-1974).

My first book, Weeds Like Us, vividly describes my strange childhood in Russian-occupied East Prussia following World War II.

STRETCH: Coming of Age in Post-War Germany brings my story forward over the next thirteen eventful years. Coming from a refugee camp to my new home in West Germany, with less than four years of formal education, I, like millions of my fellow refugees, had to make up for lost time in order to adapt to unfamiliar surroundings and customs while living in the shadow of German ...more

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	Weeds Like Us 4.56 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stretch: Coming of Age in Post-War Germany 4.28 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Singular Education: A German Bachelor in New York (1964-1974) 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eine lange Flucht aus Ostpreußen 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Eine lange Flucht aus Ostpreußen

Eine lange Flucht aus Ostpreußen (the German-language translation of my first book Weeds Like Us) will be published by the Ellert & Richter Verlag in Hamburg, Germany, in late March 2011. In April I will be giving book talks in northern Germany in Hamburg, Potsdam, Luneburg, Elmshorn, Uelzen, and Flensburg.

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