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A great family novel, a powerful portrayal of an era, and the story of a fascinating woman.
Julia Franck was born in Berlin in 1970. She studied the anthropology of Native Americans, philosophy, and German language and literature at the Free University of Berlin. The Blind Side of the Heart won the German Book Prize, Germany’s most prestigious literary award. She lives in Berlin.