Summary of Every Man dies Alone
“Every Man dies Alone” tells the story of a Gestapo hunt for a German couple who, after the death of their only son in the Second World War, begin distributing anti-Hitler postcards in Berlin as an act of civil disobedience.
Reasons to read Every Man dies Alone
“Every Man dies Alone” is a gripping novel about ordinary people defying dictatorship by small but courageous acts of resistance. Based on the true story of Otto Hampel and Elise Lemme, it was one of the first anti-Nazi novels published in Germany after the Second World War. “Every Man Dies Alone” – also published as “Alone in Berlin” – is, along with “Little Man, What Now?” one of the best-known works by the German writer Hans Fallada.
Setting: Berlin (Germany)
In the novel, the couple live in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district, though the real-life events took place in the Wedding district.
Original title: Jeder stirbt fĂĽr sich allein
Year of publication: 1947
Nr of pages: 649
