Alone in Berlin by Fallada, Hans, 1893-1947, Hofmann, Michael, 1957-; Hofmann, Michael, translator, author; Wilkes, Geoff, Afterw, author; Hofmann, Michael, translator; Wilkes, Geoff, Afterw; Hofmann, Michael, 1957 August 25-; Hofmann, Michael instant download

Alone in Berlin by Fallada, Hans, 1893-1947, Hofmann, Michael, 1957-; Hofmann, Michael, translator, author; Wilkes, Geoff, Afterw, author; Hofmann, Michael, translator; Wilkes, Geoff, Afterw; Hofmann, Michael, 1957 August 25-; Hofmann, Michael instant download

588 pages ; 20 cm, Its Berlin, 1940, and the city is filled with fear. At the house on 55 Jablonski Strasse, its various occupants try to live under Nazi rule in their different ways: the bullying Hitler loyalists the Persickes, the retired judge Fromm and the unassuming couple Otto and Anna Quangel. Then the Quangels receive the news that their beloved son has been killed fighting in France. Shocked out of their quiet existence, they begin a silent campaign of defiance, and a deadly game of cat and mouse develops between the Quangels and the ambitious Gestapo inspector Escherich. When petty criminals Kluge and Borkhausen also become involved, deception, betrayal and murder ensue, tightening the noose around the Quangels' necks, Originally published in 1947 as: Jeder stirbt fur sich allein, Translated from the German, Part I. The Qunagels -- Part II. The Gestapo -- Part III. Things begin to go against the Qunagels -- Part IV. The end -- Afterword by Geoff Wilkes -- The true story behind Alone in Berlin and the Gestapo file, Originally published in 1947 as: Jeder stirbt fur sich allein.-Translated from the German