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Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Form
- Form Novel
- Year
- Year 1929
- Originally in
- Originally in German
- Pages
- Pages 500
A freshly released convict tries to stay decent in the roar of 1920s Berlin, and the city, its rackets and one terrible friend take him apart piece by piece.
He stood outside the gates of Tegel Penitentiary, a free man.
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