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Nightmare in Berlin

Written by: Hans Fallada, Allan Blunden - translator
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
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Available for the first time in English, here is an unforgettable novel about the desolation of postwar Germany after Hitler.

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.

Nightmare in Berlin captures the demoralized and desperate atmosphere of postwar Germany in a way that has never been matched or surpassed.

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This is the second Hans Fallada book I have read, and it was truly excellent. I have often wondered what it would be like to be German, and in Berlin in particular, immediately after WWII, if one did not support the Nazis. The answer can only be incredibly nuanced. Nightmare in Berlin transported me there. No matter that one is ‘innocent’… a nation’s shame rests on one’s shoulders. How do you make peace with that? This is a really good book, but a pretty easy listen. Highly recommended.

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