In Berlin in 1940, Otto and Anna Quangel, an ordinary working-class couple, receive news that their son has been killed at the front. In response, Otto begins writing postcards with anti-Hitler messages and leaving them in public buildings, a small and dangerous form of resistance. The Gestapo, led by an inspector, tries to track down the writer, while neighbors and informers add to the tension. The novel is based on a real Gestapo file.
It is for readers who want a close view of daily life and quiet resistance under Nazi rule. It suits those who like suspenseful, realistic fiction with moral stakes.
Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Story Seeker. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Aufbau
- ISBN
- 9783351033491
- Language
- DE
