pickHans Fallada survived Nazi Germany, wrote a novel based on the story of Otto and Elise Hampel in 24 days, and then died before its publication. If that wasn‘t tragic enough, his depiction of the grinding away of morality, loyalty, and self-respect to leave a society immersed in fear and loathing is exceptional.
nanuska_153 I loved this book. It's called Alone in Berlin in Ireland, I wonder at the change of title 2w
Anna40 I love this book! 2w
Nebklvr @nanuska_153 I noticed that! It is a rerelease but it looks like it was originally published under this name in the U.S. I never understand this. 2w
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Nebklvr @Anna40 I usually don‘t appreciate longer books but I am trying to catch up on books hanging out on my shelves. 2w
nanuska_153 @Nebklvr I've just checked the original title and it translates to "Everyone dies alone", maybe they thought in Europe we would be more freaked out by the thought of dying alone (?) (but not of living alone in Berlin xD) 2w
Nebklvr @nanuska_153 Now that is interesting. I wonder if there was a movie and they changed book title to match? Hmmm… Now I am even more intrigued as I don‘t think there is any group of people less willing to talk or think about death than Americans 2w
nanuska_153 @Nebklvr there's a movie with Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson! It's called Alone in Berlin but it was made in Europe. I wonder if it changed the name in the US 2w
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