Flotsam by Erich Maria Remarque
Set in 1939 as the Nazi shadow falls over the continent, Flotsam follows displaced people, including political dissidents and Jews, who travel the unpaved roads seeking refuge. Steiner and Kern have overstayed in Czechoslovakia and are forced to leave, only to be turned away from other countries as well. Living hand to mouth and selling shoelaces and safety pins for a few pennies, they find small pleasures in Paris and in love. The novel contrasts cold-blooded laws with moments of humanity.
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- Published
- 1939
- Nationality
- German
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 448
- Original Language
- German
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