Summary:

1928. Illustrated with scenes from the Photoplay an RKO all talking
picture starring Chester Morris. Arnold Zweig's The Case of Sergeant
Grischa is the second novel in his A Trilogy of the Transition series
about World War I. The plot, based on a true story, revolves around
the hapless Russian soldier, Sergeant Grischa. Grischa is laboring
away in a prisoner of war camp, but, anticipating the end of the war,
Grischa can't wait to be reunited with his wife and daughter. He
escapes and while on the run from the Germans falls in with a motley
assortment of other escapees, criminals and deserters. Worried about
what will happen to him if he is recaptured and discovered to be an
escaped prisoner, Grischa assumes the identity of a dead Russian.
Well, it turns out that he is recaptured and the Russian he is
masquerading as was a known deserter. The Germans, who are facing
their own problems with deserters, have issued a policy to execute
any deserter. In this simple case of mistaken identity, Grischa is
sentenced to death. While he is able to reestablish his true
identity, it is too late, Grischa is caught in the wheels of military
justice. A brisk read. The spiritual and moral struggles of the
various characters involved in this passion play are what add depth
to the story.

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Dewey Class: 813 -- Fiction

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Physical Description: 5.1"x7.6"x1.6"; 1.1 lb; 524 pages
Edition Info: Paperback; 2000-07-05

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