Ebook {Epub PDF} The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures by Jennifer Hofmann

Set in the final, turbulent days of the Cold War, The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures blends the high-wire espionage of John le Carré with the brilliant absurdist humor of Milan Kundera to evoke the dehumanizing forces that came to characterize communist East Germany. Jennifer Hofmann's debut is an affecting, layered investigation of conscience and country/5(95).  · Darkly comic and hauntingly surreal, The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures examines obsession, Cold War paranoia and the dwindling career of a Stasi operative. Set against the brutal backdrop of communist East Germany, Hofmann’s debut captures the fate of humanist fantasies under an extreme surveillance www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 1 min.  · the standardization of demoralization procedures by Jennifer Hofmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 11, In , an older Stasi operative in East Berlin ponders the disappearance of a young woman and recalls a torture victim in this fine debut.

The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures Jennifer Hofmann. Little, Brown, $27 (p) ISBN Buy this book In this enrapturing debut, Hofmann constructs a beguiling tale of. While you and I know that the Berlin Wall is set to topple, the characters in JENNIFER HOFMANN's excellent debut novel "THE STANDARDIZATION OF DEMORALIZATION PROCEDURES" do not. The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures. By: Jennifer Hofmann. Narrated by: Michael Fenner. Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins. Unabridged Audiobook. Categories: Literature Fiction, Genre Fiction. out of 5 stars. (6 ratings) Add to Cart failed.

Set in the final, turbulent days of the Cold War, The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures blends the high-wire espionage of John le Carré with the brilliant absurdist humor of Milan Kundera to evoke the dehumanizing forces that turned neighbor against neighbor and friend against friend. Jennifer Hofmann’s debut is an affecting, layered investigation of conscience and country. Darkly comic and hauntingly surreal, The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures examines obsession, Cold War paranoia and the dwindling career of a Stasi operative. Set against the brutal backdrop of communist East Germany, Hofmann’s debut captures the fate of humanist fantasies under an extreme surveillance state. Jennifer Hofmann’s debut novel follows a Stasi agent trying to make sense of his past. ‘The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures’ is a story that John le Carré might have.