5 Tage im Juni

An exciting, important, and uncomfortable book. It is 1953. The GDR has existed for four years. Martin Witte, the union leader of the largest industrial enterprise in East Berlin, is a convinced communist, but when the party demands a ten percent increase in norms, he expresses his concerns. Witte is suspended, but the workforce now also turns against the party line. Attempts to contain the protest fail, and the employees flood the streets – where Russian tanks are waiting for them. Using contemporary documents, Heym recounts the events surrounding June 17, 1953. A gripping historical novel that is considered the most famous work of the great writer.