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The Kaiser's Coolies (1930) is an anti-militarist novel by Theodor Plievier. Based on his own experience, it depicts the brutal life of ordinary sailors in the German navy during World War I and the sailors' mutiny of 1917.
An Egyptian boy from poverty dreams of becoming a doctor ("hakim" in Arabic means doctor/sage). With immense perseverance, he rises to world fame, but must choose between ambition and his roots.
Joseph Fouché (1930) is a brilliant biography of a brilliant and unscrupulous opportunist – a Minister of Police who served all regimes: the Revolution, Napoleon and the Bourbons, becoming a symbol of political cunning and moral emptiness.
The final part of the Paths of Misfortune tetralogy. Richard Dalleau, broken by losses, drugs and internal conflicts, faces the consequences of his turbulent life and seeks salvation in despair and remorse.
The novel follows a doctor, Dr. van der Biltz, whose peaceful life changes when he meets a young, unpredictable and morally free girl, which plunges him into emotional chaos and a questioning of his own values.
Germany after World War I. Three inseparable war comrades struggle to survive amid poverty and inflation. In the chaos, one of them finds great love – but time is against them.