Merkel, now 70, begins by recounting the first 35 years of her life, in East Germany. A pastor’s daughter whose family was critical of the German Democratic Republic, Merkel learned early on ...

Angela Merkel hired no fewer than eight English language translators to work on the German text of her new ... The early ...

It’s difficult to imagine today, as Germany’s widely-respected Chancellor prepares to step down after more than 15 years in the top job, but in the early stages of her career Merkel was ...

Angela Merkel, the photo seemed to indicate, was the adult in the room. Yet when Merkel’s autobiography, Freedom , landed in late 2024, the reputation of one of modern Europe’s longest-lasting ...

Angela Merkel hired no fewer than eight English language translators to work on her new autobiography, ... The early section of Freedom, about the first half of Merkel’s life in the GDR, ...

Could Angela Merkel’s return to public life swing the German election? As the two frontrunners in Germany’s general election prepare to go head to head in the first televised debate, the ...

When Angela Merkel stepped down in December 2021 after four terms in office, ... Maybe it has more to do with psychology and her early political life.

Book Review. Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021. By Angela Merkel St. Martin’s Press: 720 pages, $40 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees ...

The German crime fiction series, based on novels of the same name, depicts former Chancellor Angela Merkel as an Agatha Christie-style small-town detective who solves crimes out of sheer boredom.

Angela Merkel in 2017. Her new memoir, "Freedom," recounts her early life and her 16 years as the German chancellor. (Michael Gottschalk/Photothek/Getty Images) Angela Merkel’s long-anticipated ...