{"product_id":"books-every-man-dies-alone-by-hans-fallada","title":"Every Man Dies Alone","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo read \u003ci\u003eEvery Man Dies Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, Fallada's testament to the darkest years of the 20th century, is to be accompanied by a wise, somber ghost who grips your shoulder and whispers in your ear: 'This is how it was. This is what happened.'\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eI very much enjoyed the rediscovery of Hans Fallada . a wonderful novel. Compelling. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Ian McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis never-before-translated masterpiece--by a heroic best-selling writer who saw his life crumble when he wouldn't join the Nazi Party--is based on a true story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt presents a richly detailed portrait of life in Berlin under the Nazis and tells the sweeping saga of one working-class couple who decides to take a stand when their only son is killed at the front. With nothing but their grief and each other against the awesome power of the Reich, they launch a simple, clandestine resistance campaign that soon has an enraged Gestapo on their trail, and a world of terrified neighbors and cynical snitches ready to turn them in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, it's more than an edge-of-your-seat thriller, more than a moving romance, even more than literature of the highest order--it's a deeply stirring story of two people standing up for what's right, and for each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a \u003cb\u003eHybrid Book\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMelville House HybridBooks combine print and digital media into an enhanced reading experience by including with each title additional curated material called \u003cb\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/b\u003e -- maps, photographs, illustrations, and further writing about the author and the book. The Melville House Illuminations are free with the purchase of any title in the HybridBook series, no matter the format.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53509374116113,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781612198262.jpg?v=1778160435","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-every-man-dies-alone-by-hans-fallada","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}