
An unforgettable portrayal of the physical & psychological devastation wrought in the homeland by Hitler's war April 1945 The war is over yet Dr Doll
- the mayor of small town in Russian-occupied north-east Germany
- lives in constant fear Haunted by nightmarish images of the bombsite in which he & his fellow Germans are trapped he wishes to vanquish the demon of collective guilt but he is unable to right any wrongs Fleeing to Berlin he & his young wife find solace in morphine addiction as they try to make their way in the chaos of a city torn apart by war Written with Fallada's distinctive power & vividness Nightmare in Berlin captures the demoralised & desperate atmosphere of post-war Germany in a way that has never been matched or surpassed The translation of this work was supported by a grant from the Goethe-Institut which is funded by the German Ministry of the Arts