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Wolf among Wolves

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  • Author: Fallada, Hans
    Contributor: BC Libraries Cooperative; National Network for Equitable Library Service; Apple Alex Synthetic
    Edition: Unabridged
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    2013
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    Wolf Among Wolves is a sprawling saga of the collapse of a culture - its economy and government - and the common man's struggle to survive it all. Set in Weimar Germany soon after Germany's catastrophic loss of World War I, the story follows a young gambler who loses all in Berlin, then flees the chaotic city, where worthless money and shortages are causing pandemonium. Once in the countryside, however, he finds a defeated German army that has deamped there to foment insurrection. Somehow, amidst it all, he finds romance - it's The Year of Living Dangerously in a European setting. Fast-moving as a thriller, fascinating as the best historical fiction, and with lyrical prose that packs a powerful emotional punch, Wolf Among Wolves is the equal of Fallada's acclaimed Every Man Dies Alone as an immensely absorbing work of important literature.

    Original Publisher: Scribe Publications, 2010, Victoria Park, Association for the Blind of Western Australia
    Language(s): English