num_pages: 464
description: A haunting, comprehensive portrait of the turbulent political, social, and cultural life of Berlin in the 1920s. "The City of Nets," as Brecht called Berlin, before the deluge, and people who created and those who destroyed it.
language: English
title: Before the Deluge: A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920s
titlecomplete: Before the Deluge: A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920s
genres: 20th Century, History, German Literature, Reference, Germany, Cities, European History, Politics, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 535
places: Berlin
publisher: Harper Perennial