East and west of the Wall lay the unrestored part of Berlin ...

[Faren]

East and west of the Wall lay the unrestored part of Berlin， a half-world of ruin，drawn in two dimensions，crags of war.
I think there should be a “at” or “on” before East. is it a way of omission？

 

[5jj]

Please give us the source of this - the name of the book and the writer.

 

[Faren]

Please give us the source of this - the name of the book and the writer.

John Le Carré, The spy who came in from the cold, Chapter 1

 

[Skrej]

East and west of the Wall lay the unrestored part of Berlin， a half-world of ruin，drawn in two dimensions，crags of war.
I think there should be a “at” or “on” before East. is it a way of omission？

Nothing is missing or omitted. It is correct as written.

 

[emsr2d2]

East and west of the Wall lay the unrestored part of Berlin, a half-world of ruin, drawn in two dimensions, crags of war.

Note my corrections above. There should be just one space after a comma. When you copy and paste text here, the formatting sometimes gets messed up so you'll need to check the spacing manually before posting.

I think there should be an “at” or “on” before East. Is it a way of omission missing？

There is nothing missing. The only thing that could be added is "To the".

John Le Carré, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, chapter 1

Remember to capitalise book titles correctly. Sometimes, short words such as "in" and "the" are uncapitalised in titles but if you're in any doubt, capitalise every word. That way, you can't go wrong.

 

[jutfrank]

I think there should be a “at” or “on” before East. is it a way of omission？

No. Using 'at' or 'on' would be wrong, in terms of both grammar and meaning.

If you tell us what you think these words would do, we may be able to explain further.