A novel against dictatorship in general. Marcel Reich-Ranicki "The Seventh Cross" made Anna Seghers famous overnight and became a lasting global success to this day. The dramatic story of an escape from the Nazis is permeated by Seghers' own experiences of fleeing. In the concentration camp Westhofen, torture crosses are prepared from seven cut-down plane trees for seven escaped prisoners. Six of the men must pay for their escape attempt with their lives. However, the seventh cross remains free. "The substance from which this book is made is permanent and indestructible, like few things in the world. It is called: Justice." Christa Wolf Seven prisoners have escaped from the concentration camp Westhofen, but only one reaches the safe shore. On his escape route, Georg Heisler encounters men and women who must choose between...