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Daniela Dahn was born in Berlin and studied journalism in Leipzig until 1973. She worked as a reporter for East Germany´s television station until 1981, when she left her position for ideological reasons. Since 1982 she is a freelance writer. In 1989 she was one of the most vital activists during the political change in East Germany: Founding member of “Demokratischer Aufbruch”, one the new civil movements and vice chairwomen of the first independent GDR inquiry committee, which investigated police and state security.

Daniela Dahn has held residencies at several universities in the USA and in the United Kingdom and lectures internationally. Up to now she wrote nine books, from short stories to political essays on contemporary history. She is co-editor of the weekly magazine “der Freitag”..

Memberships:
PEN, Executive Board of the Humanistic Union, International Investigating Commission “Fundamental Rights and Globalization”, Deputy Chair of the Willy-Brandt-Kreis.

Awards:
Fontane-Award, Berlin-Award, Tucholsky-Award, Louise-Schroeder-Medal, Börne-Award.

Publications

Books on Rowohlt Verlag:

•	“Woe to the Victor! No West without the East”, Essay, Reinbek May 2009, Hardcover, 302 pages 4th Edition Nov. 2009

•	“Democratic Abandonment”, Essays, Reinbek 2005

•	“If and But. Instigation to Dissent”, Essays, Reinbek 2002

•	“Prenzlauer Berg-Tour”, Documentary Prose, Halle and Darmstadt 1987, Berlin 2001

•	“Spitzenzeit”, (“Peak Times”), Short Prose, Halle 1983, Reinbek 2000

•	“Constitutionally Sound. How Much Criticism Does a Democracy Need?”, Essay and Documentary, Reinbek 1999

•	“Exile to Paradiese. Unseasonable Essays for These Times”, Essays, Reinbek 1998

•	“Westwards but Don´t Forget. About the Unease in the Unification”, Essay, Berlin 1996

•	“We Shall Stay Here or To Whom Does the East Belong”, Political Non-fiction, Reinbek 1994

Audio-plays:

•	“The Marriages of Hedwig B.” (Südwestfunk 1988)

•	“Why me?” (BR 1986)

•	“So that we may wise up” (SFB 1984)

Films:

•	“Time Loops – A Dialogue with Christa Wolf” (Documentary film, 1991)

•	“Liane” feature film based on original audio-play (DEFA 1987)

Feature:

•	“Dear God, Please Change Me” (DF 1993)

•	“The American Bethlehem” (DS-Kultur 1992)

Co-Editor:

•	The weekly Magazine “der Freitag”.

•	“In a Wealthy Country. Testimonies of Daily Suffering in Society”. Göttingen 2002

•	“Property Obliges. The Erfurt Declaration”. Heilbronn 1997

•	“And this Damned Powerlessness. The Investigating Commission Report of the Events in October 1989 in Berlin”. Berlin 1991