A History of What Comes Next

Начало книги

Please note that all chapter titles are song titles from the years in which this book takes place. You can listen to each song as you read or enjoy the playlist on its own. You’ll find the playlist on Apple Music (under “Shared Playlists”) by searching for “take them to the stars,” or you can re-create it yourself using the song list at the end of this book. It has also been added to Spotify, but its playlist search function isn’t as comprehensive. Heading to tinyurl.com/neuvel1 will get you to the right place.

We were the Ninety-Eight.

Ahmet found my diary while going through my luggage. It was my fault; I never should have let him come. He said he had questions he needed answered. I could see in his eyes that he had read things he should not have read.

We were Armenian traders in Berlin. Germany has spent decades waging Kulturkampf against the Catholic church. Jews, well… There’s never been a good time to be Jewish in Germany. In all fairness, 1910 seemed like a bad time to be anything, but we had to be something. Orthodox Christians from a place few had ever heard of was the safest box we could fit ourselves in.

Читать дальше →