Angela Merkel's Memoir 'Freiheit' Draws Crowds and Strong Sales

The former German chancellor's reflections on her life and leadership are selling 12,000 copies weekly, with fans lining up for book signings in Hamburg.

• Angela Merkel attracted around 200 people to a book signing event in Hamburg, her birthplace, for her memoir 'Freiheit.'
• The 736-page memoir, co-written with Beate Baumann, covers Merkel's life and political career from 1954 to 2021.
• Merkel's memoir has been a commercial success, with approximately 12,000 copies sold per week since Christmas, according to the publisher.
• Attendees at the event expressed mixed views on her leadership, praising her crisis management skills but noting periods of political stagnation.
• Merkel avoided press interactions during the event and later planned to hold a reading from her book at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus.

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