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Horst Krüger
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Horst Krüger

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Horst Krüger (1919–99) was a German journalist, novelist and travel writer. Published in 1966, A Crack in the Wall was critically acclaimed as an exemplary portrait of youth in Nazi Germany.

Books by Horst Krüger

The Broken House

The major rediscovery of a forgotten masterpiece in the mould of Alone in Berlin and Stoner - the literary memoir of a youth in Nazi Germany.

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