The winner has been announced for the annual International Dublin Literary Award for 2023, and the top prize goes to Marzahn, Mon Amour, by East German writer Katja Oskamp.
Amid the darkness of economic hardship and state-sponsored fear, East Germany could also be a society of opportunity and hope. Katja Hoyer explores why the black-and-white comparisons with West Germany do not tell the full story, and profiles some of the people who bring this full, complex picture to life