“How a Democratic Country Could Become a Dictatorial Monster”: A Conversation with Volker Kutscher About His Crime Novels, Babylon Berlin, and the Lessons of the Past

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Title:	“How a Democratic Country Could Become a Dictatorial Monster”: A Conversation with Volker Kutscher About His Crime Novels, Babylon Berlin, and the Lessons of the Past
Authors:	Hochmuth, Hanno <Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam (ZZF), Potsdam, Germany>
Keywords:	Public history;Volker Kutscher;Babylon Berlin;Weimar Republic;National Socialism
Issue Date:	2025
Citation:	Hanno Hochmuth, “How a Democratic Country Could Become a Dictatorial Monster”: A Conversation with Volker Kutscher About His Crime Novels, Babylon Berlin, and the Lessons of the Past, «International Public History», 2 (2025), pp. 191-194, https://doi.org/10.1515/iph-2025-0034
Abstract:	The German TV series Babylon Berlin is based on the popular crime novels by Volker Kutscher on Weimar Berlin in the 1920s. In this conversation, the author explains his ambitions to make his readers aware how a democracy can change into a dictatorship. He describes his research methods, discusses the relationship of historical facts and fiction, and talks about differences between his books and the series Babylon Berlin.
URI:	https://doi.org/10.1515/iph-2025-0034 http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/9141
ISSN:	2567-1111
Appears in Collections:	Contributi in rivista / Contributions in journals and magazines

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