![]() ![]() When Alex embarks on the first part of his mission, he is cornered and must commit murder, the first time he has ever even shot a gun, changing his experience for the rest of the novel. The entire novel takes place with the underlying plot of art's return to the city, including a play by the world-renowned Brecht. ![]() While he adapts to life back in Germany, Alex remembers his various connections, especially those to the von Bernuth family - Irene in particular - his childhood love. ![]() He adjusts to his housing arrangements before being summoned to the Kulturbund, the collection of artists returning to Germany after the war. Facing deportation and the loss of his family, Alex makes a deal with the CIA to earn his way back to the United States by acting as a spy in Berlin.Īs soon as Alex returns to Berlin, he is struck by the destruction present across all corners of the city, including his own childhood home. However, the politics of his youth have made him an enemy of the anti-Communism wave in America. Alex Meier, a young Jewish writer, fled the Nazis for America before the war. Atria Books, 2015.Īfter the end of World War II, Berlin stands as a defiant, blockaded city, destroyed by bombings and barely surviving. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Kanon, Joseph. ![]()
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