Are there any examples of East German wifes informing on their husbands for Stasi?
November 9, 2009 7:50 AM Subscribe
In a critique of Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) Slavoj Žižek asserts that "in all known cases of a married couple where a spouse betrayed a partner, it was always a man who became an informant." Famously, Ulrich Mühe, star of Das Leben der Anderen, asserted that his ex-wife spied on him for Stasi, though both the ex-wife and her supposed Stasi superior denied this. Other than that case, are there any examples of East German wifes informing on their husbands for Stasi?
Response by poster: The relevant bit from the Daily Telegraph article I linked to: posted by Kattullus at 7:50 AM on November 9, 2009
Tangentially related, further reading on the subject. Stasiland by Anna Funder. Collection of true (?) short stories from behind the Berlin wall.
posted by greekphilosophy at 8:24 AM on November 9, 2009
posted by greekphilosophy at 8:24 AM on November 9, 2009
It's been a while since I read it, but there were a number of examples of spousal betrayal in Markus Wolf's "Man Without a Face". It's also an intriguing read, generally.
posted by fake at 9:19 AM on November 9, 2009
posted by fake at 9:19 AM on November 9, 2009
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