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Lost

This novel tells the story of a German family who, in the chaos of escaping from the advancing Russian army in 1945, lose their oldest son, Arnold. The novel's narrator, Arnold's unnamed younger brother, watches as his parents attempt to find their lost child - their dream, but his nightmare.

Genre
historical fiction
Setting
germany
Audience
adult
Length
short · 96 pages

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