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Set in a prison in occupied France during World War II, the novel follows a brutal lottery in which one in every ten inmates will be executed. The prisoners must draw lots to decide their fate, placing a moral and psychological burden on each. Rich lawyer Louis Chavel is drawn into this dire system, struggling against what feels like a profound failure of nerve as he faces the looming threat of death.
First publish date: 1985
Genre: War & Military Fiction/World War II Fiction
Authors: Graham Greene
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