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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year
The greatest book ever written about the German resistance to the Nazis. Primo Levi
One of the most extraordinary and compelling novels ever written about World War II. Ever. ... Please, do not miss this. Alan Furst
It has something of the horror of Conrad, the madness of Dostoyevsky and the chilling menace of Capotes In Cold Blood.... In the quiet Quangels, Fallada has created an immortal symbol of those who fight back against 'the vile beyond all vileness' and so redeem us all. Roger Cohen, The New York Times
An unrivalled and vivid portrait of life in wartime Berlin. Philip Kerr, author of the Berlin Noir novels
Has the suspense of a John le Carr novel visceral, chilling . The New Yorker
One of the most extraordinarily ambitious literary resurrections in recent memory .... The Los Angeles Times
A one-of-a-kind novel Fallada can be seen as a hero, a writer-hero who survived just long enough to strike back at his oppressors. The Globe and Mail
Stunningly vivid characters gets you inside Nazi Germany like no other novel. The San Francisco Chronicle
Essential, thrilling. The St. Petersburg Times
This is a novel that is so powerful, so intense, that it almost hums with electricity. Minneapolis Star-Tribune
