re-cover nr.50

Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo - Christiane F.

This photo was taken in Amsterdam in 2009.

We Children from the ZOO Station (English translation) is an autobiographical book based upon interviews with the German teen drug addict Christiane F. The narrative of the book is in the first person, but was written by two German journalists (Kai Herrmann and Horst Rieck) functioning as ghostwriters. The book was first published in Germany, in 1979.
The story was adapted to film in 1981, directed by Uli Edel, in which Christiane F. worked as an advisor. The soundtrack is by David Bowie, who appears in the film as himself, while giving a concert.