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Name: Jeder stirbt für sich allein
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Author: Hans Fallada

📘 Jeder stirbt für sich allein by Hans Fallada

Set in Berlin during the Third Reich, the novel follows Otto and Anna Quangel, a husband and wife from a working‑class family, as they confront the brutal reality of war when their son is killed on the front lines. Driven by grief and love, they initiate a clandestine resistance effort that draws the deadly attention of the Gestapo and tests the loyalty of their community. The story, based on a true account, exposes the everyday courage and fear experienced by ordinary Germans living under National Socialism.

First publish date: 1964

Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction

Authors: Hans Fallada

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