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How Matthias Jügler accidentally wrote the most controversial novel of the year
The author was accused of fabrication and retraumatising grieving parents with his novel about forced adoption in the GDR – but it's something every German has heard about, he says
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The author was accused of fabrication and retraumatising grieving parents with his novel about forced adoption in the GDR - but…
The reaction among officials in Germany to his bestselling novel has been hostile. As Mayfly Season is published in the UK, its…
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