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In recent years, works by photographers who lived in the GDR before the fall of the Berlin Wall have been rediscovered and reappraised.  An exclusive look at a world that no longer exists.

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At the age of 33, Sally Rooney is already the author of three novels. "Conversations with Friends", "Normal People" and "Beautiful World, Where Are You" have quickly made the Irish author a mouthpiece for hyper-connected and engaged Irish youth, who look to the future with concern.

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<p>In recent years, works by photographers who lived in the GDR before the fall of the Berlin Wall have been rediscovered and reappraised.  An exclusive look at a world that no longer exists.<br /> <br /> </p>

An exclusive look at photography from the GDR, a world that no longer exists.

At the age of 33 and in the space of three novels, Sally Rooney has become the spokesperson for Irish youth.

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