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Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn?

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At the height of the Cold War, the grocer Herr Dieter Koorp is living comfortably, even complacently, in the West German town of Lübeck. Then he receives a call from his estranged sister in East Germany, informing him of their father’s untimely death. His father’s last wish? To be buried in Lübeck. To carry out his father’s request, Dieter will have to drive the corpse back across the border, with risks he discovers only when he arrives in the East. A haunting story from the world’s most famous spy writer, John le Carré.

Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn? was originally published in The Saturday Evening Post, January 28, 1967.

Cover design by Adil Dara.

Language: English

Pages: 14

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: January 28, 1967

Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn?

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At the height of the Cold War, the grocer Herr Dieter Koorp is living comfortably, even complacently, in the West German town of Lübeck. Then he receives a call from his estranged sister in East Germany, informing him of their father’s untimely death. His father’s last wish? To be buried in Lübeck. To carry out his father’s request, Dieter will have to drive the corpse back across the border, with risks he discovers only when he arrives in the East. A haunting story from the world’s most famous spy writer, John le Carré.

Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn? was originally published in The Saturday Evening Post, January 28, 1967.

Cover design by Adil Dara.

Language: English

Pages: 14

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: January 28, 1967

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