{"product_id":"more-lives-than-one","title":"More Lives Than One By Williams, Jenny","description":"\u003cp\u003eHans Fallada was a drug addict, womanizer, alcoholic, jailbird and thief. Yet he was also one of the most extraordinary storytellers of the twentieth century, whose novels, including \u003ci\u003eAlone in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e, portrayed ordinary people in terrible times with a powerful humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis acclaimed biography, newly revised and completely updated, tells the remarkable story of Hans Fallada, whose real name was Rudolf Ditzen. Jenny Williams chronicles his turbulent life as a writer, husband and father, shadowed by mental torment and long periods in psychiatric care. She shows how Ditzen's decision to remain in Nazi Germany in 1939 led to his self-destruction, but also made him a unique witness to his country's turmoil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Lives Than One\u003c\/i\u003e unpicks the contradictory, flawed and fascinating life of a writer who saw the worst of humanity, yet maintained his belief in the decency of the 'little man'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57969702207870,"sku":"NW9780241952672","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241952672.jpg?v=1788515708","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/more-lives-than-one","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}