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Crazy in Berlin

by Thomas Berger · 1958

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CRAZY IN BERLIN is the first novel in the saga of Carlo Reinhart. American literature has produced a number of flawed heroes, but none more memorable than Carlo. Reinhart is a young army medic, stationed in Germany during the early days of the Allied occupation. Large, generous, kind-hearted, he caretakes a shattered civilization. Wartime stereotypes dissolve in the wash of individuals. All this blood, toil and treasure...for what? Reinhart, who deals daily with psychos, drives himself to the brink with his own questions.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
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BerlinBerlinMore like thisLess of thisGermanyGermanyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 448 pages

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