In this remarkable book, Hugo Hamilton tells the story of individuals caught up in the turbulent last days of World War II. Stationed in Czechoslovakia, lovers Bertha Sommer and Officer Franz Kern long to escape from the war and its consequences, but they are trapped between the advancing Red Army and the fear of their own system, which punishes desertion with death. Meanwhile, an American contemporary, living in Germany, sets out on a mission to find the exact location of the last shot fired in the war, ...
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In this remarkable book, Hugo Hamilton tells the story of individuals caught up in the turbulent last days of World War II. Stationed in Czechoslovakia, lovers Bertha Sommer and Officer Franz Kern long to escape from the war and its consequences, but they are trapped between the advancing Red Army and the fear of their own system, which punishes desertion with death. Meanwhile, an American contemporary, living in Germany, sets out on a mission to find the exact location of the last shot fired in the war, in a personal attempt to close this horrific chapter in humanity's history.
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Add this copy of The Last Shot to cart. $24.49, very good condition, Sold by Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newmarket, NH, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Farrar Straus & Giroux.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8x5x1; Octavo, 8 3/4" tall, 175 pages, maroon quarter-cloth. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover with little shelf wear, gently read, but slight color fading to the lower cover edge from sunning, binding tight, paper cream white. In a fine, lightly worn dust jacket with the original price. Newspaper review laid in.
Add this copy of The Last Shot to cart. $17.26, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Farrar Straus & Giroux.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. first edition book, includes the dust jacket, sealed in protective plastic Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of The Last Shot to cart. $46.04, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Farrar Straus & Giroux.
