Introduction: Alexander Stephan Translated by Jan vn Heurck Ulrich Plenzdorf ¿The New Sufferings of Young W. (Translated by Kenneth P. Wilcox) EVERYDAY LIFE UNDER SOCIALISM Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Suffer the Little Children. Kaethe Ruelicke, Hans Garbe Tells His Story Erwin Strittmatter, Electric Power Erik Neutsch, Hartholz Werner Braeunig, On the Way Fritz Rudolf Fries, Description of My Friends Jurij Brezan, The Christmas Story Helga Koenigsdorf, Property Damage Helga Schuetz, The Earthquake at Sangerhausen Reiner Kunze, My Friend, a Poet of Love Guenter de Bruyn, Forget-Me-Not Wolfgang Hilbig, Solid Ground Guenter Kunert, Love Story--Made in the GDR WOMEN IN THE GDR Friedrich Wolf, Anna and the Men's Strike Irmtraud Morgner, White Easter Maxie Wander, The Fear of Love Sarah Kirsch, A Remarkable Example of Determination in Woman Irina Liebmann, Sybille N. Angela Stachowa, This Winter Christine Wolter, I Have Married Again COMING TO TERMS WITH THE NAZI PAST Franz Fuehmann, The Jew Car Johannes Bobrowski, Mouse Party Anna Seghers, The Reed Stephan Hermlin, My Peace Heinz Knobloch, Change at City Center Heiner Mueller, The Father Hermann Kant, For the Files THE END OF THE GDR Christoph Hein, I Saw Stalin Once When I Was a Child Erich Loest, I Have Never Drunk Champagne F. Hendrik Melle, I.M. Beate Morgenstern, The Reunion Stefan Heym, Property Joachim Walther, The Raft of Utopia Daniela Dahn, The Invincible Monument Joochen Laabs, Beautiful Summer All translated by Jan van Heurck The Authors.