Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada is a historic fiction novel about those who choose to do what is right in spite of great danger and those who quietly submit in response to great fear. Otto and Anna Quangel are among those who act and launch a postcard campaign against Hitler and his Reich hoping to motivate many to rise up in rebellion against him. But when they are caught and learn that their work had little affect, they go to their deaths peacefully knowing that at least they had each other and they maintained their integrity. The novel deals with themes of justice, personal integrity, life direction and the need for resolve to affect change as well as views concerning death.
Hans Fallada, author of novels, short stories, semifictitious memoirs, children's books, and essays for newspapers and journals, is one of the most popular German writers of this century, whose sporad...
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