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In
2002, on his 50th birthday, Martin Duffy celebrated the beginning of
a new life. Having lived in Dublin all his life up to then
(excepting a year in Manhattan and several months in the UK making
films), he pulled up his roots for good to submit himself to a new
city. Berlin, one of the great capitals of Europe, was where he had
found love.
Berlin is a city reinvented many times, just as Martin was
reinventing himself.
Martins book, A Dubliner' Berlin, is the document of this tremendous
change in his life, discovering on his path a new kind of urbanity,
coming to grips with a new extended family, not to mention
overcoming a new language.
Besides being a heartwarming and often comical personal account, A
Dubliner's Berlin is an excellent modern guide to this ever-changing
city at the center of Europe's consciousness, containing relevant
directions, recommendations and savvy advice for anyone wishing to
either relocate there or learn more about the city through a
foreigners experiences. |
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