Christiane F. - Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Zoo -

The book remained on the Spiegel bestseller list for nearly two years and has been translated into roughly 20 languages. It is widely used in German schools as a cautionary tale about drug abuse.

Refers to the Zoologischer Garten (Zoo Station) , which became a notorious hub for drug trafficking and underage sex work in the late 70s. Plot Summary & Themes Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

Written by journalists Kai Hermann and Horst Rieck based on tape-recorded interviews with then 16-year-old Christiane Felscherinow. It covers her life between the ages of 12 and 15. The book remained on the Spiegel bestseller list

(We Children from Bahnhof Zoo) is an autobiographical account that chronicles the descent of Christiane Felscherinow into heroin addiction and prostitution in 1970s West Berlin. Initially published as a series of reports in Stern magazine, it became a seminal work that shocked German society by exposing a previously hidden teenage drug underworld. Publication History & Origins Plot Summary & Themes Written by journalists Kai