Out of the NightStory of a German who worked as an agent for the Communists against the Nazis. |
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Page 78
I slid down into a backyard and entered the back door of the next house . It was a restaurant . I rushed through the restaurant , left it by the front door , and crossed into another street . The street was empty .
I slid down into a backyard and entered the back door of the next house . It was a restaurant . I rushed through the restaurant , left it by the front door , and crossed into another street . The street was empty .
Page 418
One never knew when one rang a bell whether a friend still lived behind the door , or whether the Gestapo lay in ambush there . rang the bell . A little boy opened the door . Seeing a stranger , he siammed it immediately . I " Papa !
One never knew when one rang a bell whether a friend still lived behind the door , or whether the Gestapo lay in ambush there . rang the bell . A little boy opened the door . Seeing a stranger , he siammed it immediately . I " Papa !
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The buzzer signal from the adjoining photographer's apartment sounded a warning simultaneously with a battering against the door of the rambling atelier . Firelei stood bewildered . Popovics grasped her wrist and drew her toward ...
The buzzer signal from the adjoining photographer's apartment sounded a warning simultaneously with a battering against the door of the rambling atelier . Firelei stood bewildered . Popovics grasped her wrist and drew her toward ...
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User Review - Hurtgen - LibraryThingThe son of a seafaring father, Richard Julius Herman Krebs, a.k.a. Jan Valtin, came of age as a bicycle messenger during a maritime rebellion. His life as an intimate insider account of the dramatic ... Read full review
Contents
SAILORS WAY | 18 |
STRIKE OUT | 33 |
SMUGGLING FOR THE COMINTERN | 45 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Out of the Night |
| Author | Jan Valtin |
| Publisher | Alliance Book Corporation, 1941 |
| Length | 749 pages |
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