This book’s full title is The Collaborator: The Trial and Execution of Robert Brasillach. After reading Sarah’s Key, I was interested in learning more about life in Vichy France and a family member recommended this one (thanks Uncle Gary!). Robert Brasillach was a fascist French writer during World War II and was the only writer of any [...]
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The Collaborator – Alice Kaplan
Posted in Biography, History, tagged nazis, robert brasillach, two and a half stars, Vichy France, world war II on November 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Every Man Dies Alone – Hans Fallada
Posted in History, Novel, tagged germany, nazis, novel, three stars, world war II on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Every Man Dies Alone was an interesting book. It is based on a true story of a fairly nondescript German couple, the Quangels, who attempted to resist the Nazi regime by dropping subversive postcards around Berlin. They realize their act of rebellion is small, but are convinced they are saying what others are thinking and assume it is [...]
