âTo read Every Man Dies Alone, Falladaâs testament to the darkest years of the 20th century, is to be accompanied by a wise, somber ghost who grips your shoulder and whispers in your ear: 'This is how it was. This is what happened.'â
âThe New York Times Book Review
âI very much enjoyed the rediscovery of Hans Fallada ... a wonderful novel. Compelling.â
âIan McEwan
This never-before-translated masterpieceâby a heroic best-selling writer who saw his life crumble when he wouldnât join the Nazi Partyâis based on a true story.
It presents a richly detailed portrait of life in Berlin under the Nazis and tells the sweeping saga of one working-class couple who decides to take a stand when their only son is killed at the front. With nothing but their grief and each other against the awesome power of the Reich, they launch a simple, clandestine resistance campaign that soon has an enraged Gestapo on their trail, and a world of terrified neighbors and cynical snitches ready to turn them in.
In the end, itâs more than an edge-of-your-seat thriller, more than a moving romance, even more than literature of the highest orderâitâs a deeply stirring story of two people standing up for whatâs right, and for each other.
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Categories:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Crime & Mystery
- Science Fiction
Publisher : Melville House
Author : Fallada, Hans
Language : English
Edition : 32349th
Published :2010-03-30
Number Of Pages : 544
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1935554042
ISBN-13 : 9781935554042
Item weight : 1.1 lb
Dimensions : 1.7 in x 5.5 in x 8.1 in
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