Björn Carius

Björn Carius - Birth of a Bus

Björn Carius takes us on a tour of Leipzig on bus route No. 89, remembering the history of the city along the way. In so doing, Carius contributed to the Leipzigbuch ('The Leipzig Book') with 31 other young writers. The book was published by the publisher Verbrecher Verlag and lets the writers say ‘what makes the city so special to them, what about it excites them or drives them crazy’ ('The Leipzig Book', p. 3).

Birth of a Bus (Extracts, Part 1)

In autumn 1989 the Nikolaikirche in Leipzig became famous throughout Germany. On 9th October 1989, after years of prayers for peace, always in the same place in the heart of the city and through the welcome given to protest groups and marginalised social groups, the church became the starting point of the Demonstration of 70,000 and so of the peaceful revolution as a whole. (…)More ...

Birth of a Bus (extracts, Part 2)

But we must take our leave now and simultaneously leave the Old Town behind on our left, because the No. 89 carries us on to the northern edge of the city centre. More ...

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