Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939–1945Ian Buruma

Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939–1945

Baillie Gifford · 2026 · Longlist

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Baillie Gifford Prize	2026	Longlist

About This Book

An account of ordinary life in Berlin at the height of the Second World War, drawn from diaries and letters of Jews in hiding, cabaret dancers, politicians, dissenters, and those who supported the regime. Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2026.

About the Author

Ian BurumaDutch

Ian Buruma is a Dutch writer and historian. He was editor of The New York Review of Books from 2017 to 2018 and has written widely on Europe, Asia, and the Second World War. His books include Year Zero, Murder in Amsterdam, and Occidentalism. Read more →