{"product_id":"the-seventh-9780349010670","title":"The Seventh Cross","description":"A rediscovered German classic novel from 1942, \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Cross\u003c\/i\u003e is both a gripping escape story and a powerful novel of resistance.\u003cp\u003eA rediscovered German classic novel from 1942, \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Cross\u003c\/i\u003e is both a gripping escape story and a powerful novel of resistance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'At once a suspenseful manhunt story and a knowing portrait of the perils of ordinary life in Hitler's Germany, \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Cross \u003c\/i\u003eis not only an important novel, but an important historical document. This new, unabridged translation is a genuine publishing event' JOSEPH KANON, author of\u003ci\u003e The Good German\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeaving Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It was [Seghers] who taught my generation and anyone who had an ear to listen after that not-to-be-forgotten war to distinguish right from wrong. \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Cross\u003c\/i\u003e shaped me; it sharpened my vision' Gunter Grass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece. Written in the midst of terror, but with such clarity, such acuity; Seghers is a writer of rare insight' Rachel Seiffert, author of \u003ci\u003eA Boy in Winter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeven prisoners escape from Westhofen concentration camp. Seven crosses are erected in the grounds and the commandant vows to capture the fugitives within a week. Six men are caught quickly, but George Heisler slips through his pursuers' fingers and it becomes a matter of pride to track him down, at whatever cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho can George trust? Who will betray him? The years of fear have changed those he knew best: his brother is now an SS officer; his lover turns him away. Hunted, injured and desperate, time is running out for George, and whoever is caught aiding his escape will pay with their life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Cross\u003c\/i\u003e powerfully documents the insidious rise of a fascist regime - the seething paranoia, the sudden arrests, the silence and fear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA fascinating insight into life in pre-war Nazi Germany just as the horrors of the Nazi regime were beginning to unfold. This is an important novel, as much for its picture of German society as for its insight into the psyche of ordinary people confronting their personal fears and mixed loyalties' Simon Mawer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Cross\u003c\/i\u003e was written by one of the most important German writers of the twentieth century. Her aim was to write, 'A tale that makes it possible to get to know the many layers of fascist Germany through the fortunes of a single man.' She had four copies of the manuscript: one was destroyed in an air raid; a friend lost the second copy while fleeing the Nazis; another was found by the Gestapo; only the fourth copy survived, which, fortunately, she sent to her publisher in America just before she escaped Nazi-occupied France. Published in 1942, \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Cross \u003c\/i\u003ewas an immediate bestseller and was the basis for an MGM film starring Spencer Tracy in 1944. It has been translated into more than 40 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42978312913062,"sku":"9780349010670","price":17.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/8471\/4918\/products\/9780349010670_1.jpg?v=1656106896","url":"https:\/\/bookxcess.myshopify.com\/products\/the-seventh-9780349010670","provider":"Staging Site ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}