Translated by Allan Blunden. This is an unforgettable portrayal by a master novelist of the physical and psychological devastation wrought in the homeland by Hitler's war. From the author of the international bestseller }Alone in Berlin{, is the story of Dr Doll, a man, who since the war now lives in constant fear. Him and his wife flee to Berlin and attempt to make their ways in the chaos of the city torn apart from war.