The Resource Every man dies alone, Hans Fallada ; translated by Michael Hofmann, with an afterword by Geoff Wilkes
Every man dies alone, Hans Fallada ; translated by Michael Hofmann, with an afterword by Geoff Wilkes
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- Summary
- This disturbing novel, written in 24 days by a German writer who died in 1947, is inspired by the true story of Otto and Elise Hampel, who scattered postcards advocating civil disobedience throughout war-time Nazi-controlled Berlin. Their fictional counterparts, Otto and Anna Quangel, distribute cards during the war bearing antifascist exhortations and daydream that their work is being passed from person to person, stirring rebellion, but, in fact, almost every card is immediately turned over to authorities. Fallada aptly depicts the paralyzing fear that dominated Hitler's Germany, when decisions that previously would have seemed insignificant<U+2014>whether to utter a complaint or mourn one's deceased child publicly<U+2014>can lead to torture and death at the hands of the Gestapo. From the Quangels to a postal worker who quits the Nazi party when she learns that her son committed atrocities and a prison chaplain who smuggles messages to inmates, resistance is measured in subtle but dangerous individual stands. This isn't a novel about bold cells of defiant guerrillas but about a world in which heroism is defined as personal refusal to be corrupted
- Language
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- eng
- ger
- eng
- Extent
- 543 pages
- Note
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- First published in German as Jeder stirbt für sich allein. Berlin : Aufbau, 1947
- Map on lining papers
- Isbn
- 9781933633633
- Label
- Every man dies alone
- Title
- Every man dies alone
- Statement of responsibility
- Hans Fallada ; translated by Michael Hofmann, with an afterword by Geoff Wilkes
- Title variation
- Alone in Berlin
- Subject
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- trueHistorical fiction
- trueHampel, Otto Hermann, 1897-1943
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany | Berlin -- Fiction
- trueHusband and wife
- Nazis -- Germany | Berlin -- Fiction
- trueNazism
- trueResistance to government
- trueTranslations -- German to English
- trueWorld War II
- Anti-Nazi movement -- Germany -- Fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- trueBooks to movies
- trueCivil disobedience
- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction
- trueGermany -- History -- 20th century
- trueGrief
- trueHampel, Elise, 1903-1943
- Language
-
- eng
- ger
- eng
- Summary
- This disturbing novel, written in 24 days by a German writer who died in 1947, is inspired by the true story of Otto and Elise Hampel, who scattered postcards advocating civil disobedience throughout war-time Nazi-controlled Berlin. Their fictional counterparts, Otto and Anna Quangel, distribute cards during the war bearing antifascist exhortations and daydream that their work is being passed from person to person, stirring rebellion, but, in fact, almost every card is immediately turned over to authorities. Fallada aptly depicts the paralyzing fear that dominated Hitler's Germany, when decisions that previously would have seemed insignificant<U+2014>whether to utter a complaint or mourn one's deceased child publicly<U+2014>can lead to torture and death at the hands of the Gestapo. From the Quangels to a postal worker who quits the Nazi party when she learns that her son committed atrocities and a prison chaplain who smuggles messages to inmates, resistance is measured in subtle but dangerous individual stands. This isn't a novel about bold cells of defiant guerrillas but about a world in which heroism is defined as personal refusal to be corrupted
- Summary
- Tells the story of a working-class German couple who lose their son to war and begin to a small resistance against Nazi power
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2009
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 304608
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1893-1947
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fallada, Hans
- Dewey number
- 833/.912
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PT2607.I6
- LC item number
- J413 2009
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1957 August 25-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Hofmann, Michael
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Germany
- Nazis
- Anti-Nazi movement
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Every man dies alone, Hans Fallada ; translated by Michael Hofmann, with an afterword by Geoff Wilkes
- Note
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- First published in German as Jeder stirbt für sich allein. Berlin : Aufbau, 1947
- Map on lining papers
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 543 pages
- Isbn
- 9781933633633
- Lccn
- 2008027489
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- 216937016
- (OCoLC)216937016
- Label
- Every man dies alone, Hans Fallada ; translated by Michael Hofmann, with an afterword by Geoff Wilkes
- Note
-
- First published in German as Jeder stirbt für sich allein. Berlin : Aufbau, 1947
- Map on lining papers
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 543 pages
- Isbn
- 9781933633633
- Lccn
- 2008027489
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- 216937016
- (OCoLC)216937016
Subject
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueHampel, Otto Hermann, 1897-1943
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany | Berlin -- Fiction
- trueHusband and wife
- Nazis -- Germany | Berlin -- Fiction
- trueNazism
- trueResistance to government
- trueTranslations -- German to English
- trueWorld War II
- Anti-Nazi movement -- Germany -- Fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- trueBooks to movies
- trueCivil disobedience
- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction
- trueGermany -- History -- 20th century
- trueGrief
- trueHampel, Elise, 1903-1943
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