Nightmare In Berlin
by Hans Fallada /
2017 / English / Audio
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[Translated by Allan Blunden]
[Translated by Allan Blunden]
[Read by Stefan Rudnicki]
[Read by Stefan Rudnicki]
Available for the first time in English, here is an unforgettable
novel about the desolation of Hitler's postwar Germany.
Available for the first time in English, here is an unforgettable
novel about the desolation of Hitler's postwar Germany.Nightmare in Berlin
Nightmare in Berlin captures the demoralized and desperate
atmosphere of postwar Germany in a way that has never been matched
or surpassed.
captures the demoralized and desperate
atmosphere of postwar Germany in a way that has never been matched
or surpassed.
The war is over, yet Dr. Doll, a loner and ''moderate pessimist,''
lives in constant fear. By night, he is still haunted by
nightmarish images of the bombsite in which he is trapped -- he,
and the rest of Germany. More than anything, he wishes to vanquish
the demon of collective guilt, but he is unable to right any
wrongs, especially in his position as mayor of a small town in
northeast Germany that has been occupied by the Red Army.
The war is over, yet Dr. Doll, a loner and ''moderate pessimist,''
lives in constant fear. By night, he is still haunted by
nightmarish images of the bombsite in which he is trapped -- he,
and the rest of Germany. More than anything, he wishes to vanquish
the demon of collective guilt, but he is unable to right any
wrongs, especially in his position as mayor of a small town in
northeast Germany that has been occupied by the Red Army.
Dr. Doll flees this place for Berlin, where he finds escape in a
morphine addiction: each dose is a ''small death.'' He tries to
make his way in the chaos of a city torn apart by war, accompanied
by his young wife, who shares his addiction. Fighting to save two
lives, he tentatively begins to believe in a better future.
Dr. Doll flees this place for Berlin, where he finds escape in a
morphine addiction: each dose is a ''small death.'' He tries to
make his way in the chaos of a city torn apart by war, accompanied
by his young wife, who shares his addiction. Fighting to save two
lives, he tentatively begins to believe in a better future.