After Midnight

By Irmgard Keun 
Translated by Anthea Bell 

Depicting a young woman's life in Nazi Germany, a masterpiece from the author of Child of All Nations

"I cannot think of anything else that conjures up so powerfully the atmosphere of a nation turned insane" —Sunday Telegraph

Arrested in Cologne for remarking that the Fuhrer looked sweaty, nineteen-year-old Sanna has fled to Frankfurt. But her troubles are far from over. Her best friend Gerti has fallen for a Jewish boy, her brother writes books that have been blacklisted, and her own aunt could turn her in to the authorities at any moment. Darkly humorous and utterly heart rending, this gripping novel vividly captures the terror and hysteria of pre-war Nazi Germany.

Paperback 
144 pages
Penguin Classics, 2020
7.8 x 5.04 inches
ISBN 9780241391822
Literature, Fiction