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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A gripping portrait of life in wartime Berlin and a vividly theatrical study of how paranoia can warp a society gripped by the fear of the night-time knock on the door.<br/><br/>Based on true events, Hans Fallada's <i>Alone In Berlin</i> follows a quietly courageous couple, Otto and Anna Quangel who, in dealing with their own heartbreak, stand up to the brutal reality of the Nazi regime. With the smallest of acts, they defy Hitler's rule with extraordinary bravery, facing the gravest of consequences.<br/><br/>Translated and Adapted by Alistair Beaton (<i>Feelgood</i>, <i>The Trial Of Tony Blair</i>), this timely story of the moral power of personal resistance sees the Gestapo launch a massive hunt for the perpetrators and Otto and Anna finding themselves players in a deadly game of cat and mouse.<br/><br/>This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Royal and Derngate Theatre in February 2020.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>One of the great novels of the last century<br/>Times Literary Supplement<br><br>One of the most extraordinary and compelling novels written about World War Two. Ever.<br/>Alan Furst<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Alistair Beaton</b> is a well-known playwright and political satirist, whose plays and translations include <i>Feelgood</i>, <i>King of Hearts</i> and <i>Follow My Leader</i>, Max Frisch's <i>The Arsonists</i>, and Brecht's<i> The Caucasian Chalk Circle</i>. For television, he wrote the award-winning <i>A Very Social Secretary</i> (2005) and the Channel 4 film <i>The Trial of Tony Blair</i> (2007). His most recent play, <i>Caledonia</i>, was a co-production between the Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre of Scotland and was staged at the Kings Theatre Edinburgh in 2010.

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