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.
| ISBN: | 9780241639207 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2026 |
| Author: | Hans Fallada |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 608 pages |
| Genres: |
Second World War fiction Narrative theme: Politics Fiction in translation Classic fiction: general and literary Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction Thriller and Suspense |
Berlin, 1940. The city is paralysed by fear.
Alone in Berlin features in the following genres: Second World War fiction, Narrative theme: Politics, Fiction in translation, Classic fiction: general and literary, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, Thriller and Suspense
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Alone in Berlin was written by Hans Fallada and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Alone in Berlin has 608 pages