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Alone In Berlin by Hans Fallada
Feb. 25th, 2010 11:07 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Berlin, 1940.
The city is paralysed by fear.
But one man refuses to be scared.
Otto, an ordinary German living in a shabby apartment block, tries to stay out of trouble under Nazi rule. But when he discovers his only son has been killed fighting at the front, he’s shocked into an extraordinary act of resistance, and starts to drop anonymous postcards attacking Hitler across the city. If caught, he will be executed.
Soon this silent campaign comes to the attention of ambitious Gestapo inspector Escherich, and a murderous game of cat-and-mouse begins. Whoever loses, pays with their life.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A stunning and brutal indictment of the Nazi regime, this is a difficult read but well worth the effort.
The city is paralysed by fear.
But one man refuses to be scared.
Otto, an ordinary German living in a shabby apartment block, tries to stay out of trouble under Nazi rule. But when he discovers his only son has been killed fighting at the front, he’s shocked into an extraordinary act of resistance, and starts to drop anonymous postcards attacking Hitler across the city. If caught, he will be executed.
Soon this silent campaign comes to the attention of ambitious Gestapo inspector Escherich, and a murderous game of cat-and-mouse begins. Whoever loses, pays with their life.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A stunning and brutal indictment of the Nazi regime, this is a difficult read but well worth the effort.
