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The seventh cross

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The seventh cross

by Anna Seghers

About this title: Written in 1939, first published in 1942, a national bestseller and a 1943 BOMC Main Selection, The Seventh Cross presented a still doubtful, naive America a first-hand account of life in Hitler's Germany and of the horrors of the concentration camps. Seven men attempt an escape from Westhofen; the camp commander erects seven crosses, one for each ... read more

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The Seventh Cross

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Edition: bantam ed Binding: Paperback Publisher: Bantam Books Date Published: 1968

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The Seventh Cross

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1942

Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. 338 p.; 22 cm. read more

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The Seventh Cross

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1942

Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. 338 p.; 22 cm. read more

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The Seventh Cross

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1942

Description: Good. 338 p.; 22 cm. read more

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The Seventh Cross

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1942

Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. 338 p.; 22 cm. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more

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The Seventh Cross

by Seghers, Anna, And Galston, James A

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown and Co., Boston Date Published: 1942

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The Seventh Cross

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1942

Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. 338 p.; 22 cm. read more

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Book: Very Good

 

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The Seventh Cross

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1942

Description: Very Good. 338 p.; 22 cm. read more

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Book: Very Good

 

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The Seventh Cross

by Seghers, Anna, And Galston, James A

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown and Co., Boston Date Published: 1967

Description: Very Good. 338 p. Translation from the German of Das siebe Kreuz. read more

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Book: Very Good

 

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The Seventh Cross

by Seghers, Anna

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little Brown & Co Date Published: 1942

Description: Good. Published by Little Brown & Co in 1942, No marks in textlibrary stamps on inside front cover), no writing, clean & clear text, tight binding, tanned pages, scratched corners, ex library. read more

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Book: Good

 

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The Seventh Cross

by James Galston

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Binding: Hard Back Publisher: Little Brown & Company Date Published: 1942

Description: Good. Good. no marks. no writing. no d.j. edgewear. tight binding. clean & clear text. slight yellowing of pages. hardback 1942. read more

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Book: Good

 

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The Seventh Cross

by Anna Seghers

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little Brown & Company Date Published: 1942

Description: Fair. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7ľ"-9ľ" tall; Large name plate inside front page, page is also wrinkled. 338 pages, clean. binding solid. cover worn and faded at spine. corners and edges worn. page edges soiled. read more

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The Seventh Cross

by Anna Seghers

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little Brown Date Published: 1942-01-01

Description: Good in yes jacket. HARDCOVER: book in good shape, dj has wear which may include tears. Daily shipping, large selection! ! ! read more

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The Seventh Cross

by Anna Seghers; Translator-James A. Glaston

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little Brown & Co Date Published: 1942-01-01

Description: Good. HARDCOVER: book in good shape, dj has wear which may include tears. Daily shipping, large selection! ! ! read more

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The Seventh Cross (Voices of Resistance)

by Seghers, Anna

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Binding: PAPERBACK Publisher: Monthly Review Press ISBN-13: 9780853457121 ISBN: 0853457123

Description: Good. 0853457123 GOOD CONDITION, COVERS HAVE SOME WEAR AND A TEAR, HAS MINOR WRITINGS INSIDE. (STOCK#: NOENN-QC2) read more

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The Seventh Cross

by Anna Seghers

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Date Published: 1942

Description: Good in G jacket. read more

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The Seventh Cross

by Anna Seghers

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Date Published: 1942

Description: Good. Faded spine, no DJ- read more

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The Seventh Cross

by Anna Seghers

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Date Published: 1942

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The Seventh Cross

by Anna Seghers

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Description: Good. Good condition No Dust Jacket Owner's name inside. read more

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The Seventh Cross

by Anna Seghers; Translator-James A. Galston

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Date Published: 1942-01-01

Description: Good. GREAT BOOK GREAT READ! GOOD USED CONDITION-HARD BACK WITH NO DUST JACKET. PAGES HAVE NORMAL TANNING FROM AGING, HAS NOTICEABLE COVER AND EDGE WEAR, NICE BINDING, MAY HAVE STORE STAMP OR WRITING. NOT AN EX LIBRARY. WE SHIP FAST! THANK YOU. read more

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The Seventh Cross (Voices of Resistance)

by Anna Seghers

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Monthly Review Press, U. S ISBN-13: 9780853457121 ISBN: 0853457123

Description: Fair. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more

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The Seventh Cross

by Seghers, Anna

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Publisher: Little Brown, Boston, MA Date Published: 1942

Description: Good, none. 8vo, 338, Red with gold spine lettering, topstain. Spine sunned, gutter opening between half title and title pages. Translated from German by James A Galston. read more

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The seventh cross

by Seghers, Anna

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Edition: September, 1942 Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston Date Published: 1942

Description: Fair in fair dust jacket. The book is stained and the cover is frayed but the binding is tight. Certainly readable. 338 p. read more

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Book: Fair

 

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The Seventh Cross

by Anna Seghers

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Description: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket. read more

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The seventh cross

by Seghers, Anna, and Galston, James Austin (trans. )

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Triangle Books: Blakiston, Philadelphia, PA Date Published: 1945

Description: Good. No dust jacket. ~clean text, tight binding, light wear to exterior, Support Pacific Northwest Independent Booksellers! 338 p. 21 cm. Translation of: Das siebte Kreuz. read more

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goodreads rating 3 out of 5 3 out of 5
Sep 26, 2009
By Anna, Kraków, Poland

"Rather heavy subject, but the book is quite good read. I took few breaks while reading it. The book shows the relations between citizens in small town somewhere in Germany and attitude of the citizens towards a man who escaped from labour camp."

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Sep 11, 2009
By Hasenfuss., Halle, 14, Germany

"pflichtlektüre, aber dieses thema ist einfach nicht meins."

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Jun 13, 2009
By Conny

"Not everything you have to read in school is boring."

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Nov 12, 2008
By Nicole, Ginsheim, Hessen, Germany

"Das siebte Kreuz
OA 1942 Form Roman Epoche Moderne/Exilliteratur
Mit dem Roman Das siebte Kreuz , der den Untertitel Roman aus Hitlerdeutschland trägt, legte Seghers die Lebensverhältnisse unter dem Nationalsozialismus und dessen ideologische Wurzeln bloß. Als Ursache des Zerfalls der deutschen Kulturnation sah sie die ungehemmte, vom Faschismus gesteuerte Freisetzung des menschlichen Urtriebs, die Durchsetzung persönlicher Interessen über das Wohl und die Rechte der Mitmenschen zu stellen. Der inhumanen, auf Verrat und Unterdrückung beruhenden Gegenwart hält Seghers die ermutigende Kernaussage ihres Romans entgegen, dass der ungebrochene Widerstand weniger dauerhaft die Aussicht auf den Anbruch einer friedvollen, gerechten Zukunft zu sichern vermag.
Inhalt: Im Zentrum des 1937 spielenden Romans steht die Flucht von sieben Häftlingen aus einem deutschen Konzentrationslager. Sechs der Häftlinge werden im Lauf der sieben Tage umspannenden Handlung zu Tode gejagt oder gefangen. Im Lager stellt der KZ-Kommandant die Opfer an eigens errichteten »Kreuzen« zur Schau. Nur die Hauptfigur Georg Heisler, der siebte Flüchtling, kann den Verfolgern entkommen. Die Flucht ins Ausland gelingt dank der Hilfe von Freunden, Familienmitgliedern und Zufallsbekanntschaften, deren Lebensumstände und Beweggründe - wie die der Häscher und Mitläufer des Regimes - in zahlreichen mit der Rahmenhandlung verwobenen Episoden mitgeteilt werden. Widerstand und Zivilcourage führen dazu, dass das siebte, für Heisler bestimmte Kreuz am Ende leer bleibt und zu einem Symbol der Hoffnung auf Frieden und Gerechtigkeit wird.
Aufbau: Seghers' Gestaltungsverfahren dient der kritischen Darstellung der nationalsozialistischen Gesellschaftsstruktur. Zugleich sollen die Möglichkeiten, Voraussetzungen und Ziele für eine geistig-politische Erneuerung Deutschlands ausgelotet werden. Als wichtiges Mittel verwendet die Autorin eine psychologisch exakte Kontrasttechnik bei der Figurengestaltung: Komplexe Beschreibungen der Täter und Mitläufer stehen vielschichtigen Charakterporträts der Verfolgten und Fluchthelfer gegenüber. Seghers verzichtet dabei auf ein eindimensionales Gut-Böse-Schema; jede Romanfigur wird in ihren individual-psychologischen, nicht durchgängig positiven oder negativen Merkmalen und Motiven gezeigt.
Die Erkenntnis, dass vom Überleben der Flüchtlinge alle Hoffnung auf eine humanere Zukunft abhängt, hebt Seghers mithilfe christlich-religiöser Symbole und Motive hervor. Besonders prägnant tritt dieses Erzählmittel im Leitmotiv der traditionell als heilig erachteten Zahl Sieben zutage: Nur der siebte Häftling Heisler überlebt die siebentägige, in sieben Romankapiteln berichtete Flucht; das letzte der titelgebenden »Sieben Kreuze« bleibt leer. Die spannende Fluchtgeschichte offenbart sich als Fort- bzw. Neuschreibung der Leidensgeschichte Christi; die Rettung seines weltlichen »Wiedergängers« Heisler symbolisiert die Sicherung der menschlichen Zivilisation.
Wirkung: Das siebte Kreuz gehört zu den international erfolgreichsten, früh in viele Sprachen übersetzten Bestsellern der Exilliteratur (Verfilmung: USA 1944; Regie: Fred Zinnemann). Nach 1945 trug der viel gelesene, in Ost und West kontrovers diskutierte Roman zur Aufklärung über den Nationalsozialismus und seine Ursachen bei. Das siebte Kreuz hatte auch weit reichenden Einfluss auf das literarische Programm des sozialistischen Realismus. T. S."

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