Alone in Berlin
[9780141189383]

by Hans Fallada

General Books, Fiction, Fiction - Alone in Berlin

Paperback
Published: 04/02/10

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...

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Review by Stella

Rating:

(5/5)

Reviewed February 10

Reading Alone in Berlin you're brought into the life of a normal working-class Berlin Family, trying desperately to survive unnoticed under the cruel Nazi regime. This exceptional story, based on fact and expertly translated, heartbreakingly describes the everyday struggle of a common Berlin couple and how, after the death of their only son on the battle field, they begin their own war against Hitler and his empire. I enjoyed this book immensely, sympathised with the characters and in the end, fought for them - willed them to survive - this book will remain in my top five for a long time, I'm sure.

Alone in Berlin[9780141189383]

Alone in Berlin
[9780141189383]