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Inner Strife - A Bestseller about the "German Soul"

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April 15, 2012

Writer Thea Dorn has published a book about the subject of the "German Soul" - a best-seller comprising an A-Z of "typically German" terms and sensitivities. Why are Germans wary of their nationality being recognized when they’re abroad? Is it possible to reconcile yourself with being German? We accompany Thea Dorn on her travels to the center of the German psyche - on the autobahn.

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