Walter Eisler, Chief of State in East Berlin, former Communist thawed into Socialist, wants to take down the Wall; he also...

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Walter Eisler, Chief of State in East Berlin, former Communist thawed into Socialist, wants to take down the Wall; he also falls in love with a strictly verboten American woman and both are severely monitored by the Russians before he learns to equate Communism with ""gangsterism."" A barely adequate performance in the genre -- politically pfennigwise and romantically pound-foolish.

Pub Date: July 7, 1971

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: McCall

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1971

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