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Konstanty Willemann, a morphine addict and cynic torn between Polish and German identity, tries to survive September 1939 and the war, running away from history, his mother, women and himself.
In East and West (1986), Green weaves an epic tale of love and war, intertwining the lives of ordinary people with great historical events. The novel is a powerful fresco of war, but also of an indestructible spirit seeking light amidst darkness.
The novel is a kaleidoscopic, polyphonic account of the life of Gerda Taro (née Gerda Pohorylle, 1910–1937), the first female war photographer to die on the battlefield. A must-read for fans of historical fiction about strong women and anti-fascism.
The novel tells a moving story about the Spanish Civil War. Through the fates of journalists, intellectuals and ordinary people, it depicts the brutality, ideological conflicts and demonic side of a war in which "the devil speaks Spanish".
The collection "Baraka Pet Be i druge novele" brings a selection of Krleža's anti-war novels from the period 1916–1920s, focusing on the senselessness of World War I, the suffering of the Home Guard and the downfall of Austria-Hungary.
Michael Walsh's As Time Goes By continues and expands the story of the film Casablanca, following the fates of Rick, Ilsa and other characters during World War II through love, war and dangerous missions.