Others though disagree and are hailing Ingo Schulze as one of the best new writers in Germany today.

BBC: Post-unification novel divides Germany

One book that has taken Germany by storm is by a young author born in the eastern city of Dresden, Ingo Schulze.

BBC: Post-unification novel divides Germany

But now eight years after German unity, a young eastern author, Ingo Schulze, has produced a novel that has become an unexpected best seller.

BBC: Post-unification novel divides Germany