Divided Heaven
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Divided Heaven (German: Der geteilte Himmel) is a 1963 novel by East German writer Christa Wolf. The novel explores the political and romantic conflicts of its protagonists, Rita and Manfred. Manfred chooses to defect to West Berlin in pursuit of greater personal and professional freedom. After a brief period with him, Rita rejects the West and returns to East Berlin, a decision that brought Wolf political favor. The novel is considered an example of Socialist Realism, a literary mode that avoided formal experimentation and focused on social reality with a "positive hero".12
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