The Resource Zoo Station
Zoo Station
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The item Zoo Station represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Zoo Station represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- Englishman John Russell is a member of the foreign press corps in Berlin and a first-hand witness to the brutal machinations of Hitler and the Nazi party in the build-up to war during the early months of 1939. Unlike many of his colleagues, Russell wishes to remain in Berlin for as long as possible to be close to Effi, his glamorous actress girlfriend, and above all to Paul, his eleven-year-old son who lives with his estranged German wife. When an old acquaintance turns up at his lodging house, Russell's life begins to change. Gradually he is persuaded by a combination of threats, financial need and appeals to his conscience to become a spy first for the Soviet Union and then, simultaneously, for the British. The grimness, the constant fear and the skin-deep glitter of pre-war Berlin alleviated by atmospheric excursions to Prague, Danzig, London and the Baltic seashore form a rich backdrop as Russell, a reluctant hero and saviour for some, treads along ever narrowing lines between the Russians, the British and the Gestapo
- Language
- eng
- Isbn
- 9781906964375
- Label
- Zoo Station
- Title
- Zoo Station
- Statement of responsibility
- David Downing
- Subject
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- trueHistorical thrillers
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueDouble agents
- trueJournalists -- United States
- trueIntelligence officers -- Great Britain
- trueGermany -- History -- 1933-1945
- trueIntelligence officers -- Soviet Union
- trueSpy fiction
- trueBerlin, Germany -- History -- 1918-1945
- trueAmericans in Germany
- trueRussell, John (Fictitious character)
- trueThrillers and suspense
- trueNazi propaganda
- trueGood and evil
- trueSoviets in Germany
- trueRevenge
- trueNazi collaborators -- Berlin, Germany
- Thriller
- trueConspiracies
- Fiction
- true1930s -- 1930 -- 1939
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Englishman John Russell is a member of the foreign press corps in Berlin and a first-hand witness to the brutal machinations of Hitler and the Nazi party in the build-up to war during the early months of 1939. Unlike many of his colleagues, Russell wishes to remain in Berlin for as long as possible to be close to Effi, his glamorous actress girlfriend, and above all to Paul, his eleven-year-old son who lives with his estranged German wife. When an old acquaintance turns up at his lodging house, Russell's life begins to change. Gradually he is persuaded by a combination of threats, financial need and appeals to his conscience to become a spy first for the Soviet Union and then, simultaneously, for the British. The grimness, the constant fear and the skin-deep glitter of pre-war Berlin alleviated by atmospheric excursions to Prague, Danzig, London and the Baltic seashore form a rich backdrop as Russell, a reluctant hero and saviour for some, treads along ever narrowing lines between the Russians, the British and the Gestapo
- Summary
- When an American journalist living in 1939 Germany agrees to write articles for the Soviets, he gets dragged into dangerous activities and is sought by warring factions when British and Nazi intelligence discover his actions
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- 164420
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Downing, David
- Dewey number
- 823.914
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- John Russell series
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Fiction
- Thriller
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Zoo Station
- Control code
- OVERDRIVE:ceb544b3-872c-4490-a4f6-2897953ffb23
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
- http://library.link/vocab/inputERC
- True
- Isbn
- 9781906964375
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
- Label
- Zoo Station
- Control code
- OVERDRIVE:ceb544b3-872c-4490-a4f6-2897953ffb23
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
- http://library.link/vocab/inputERC
- True
- Isbn
- 9781906964375
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
Subject
- true1930s -- 1930 -- 1939
- trueAmericans in Germany
- trueBerlin, Germany -- History -- 1918-1945
- trueConspiracies
- trueDouble agents
- Fiction
- trueGermany -- History -- 1933-1945
- trueGood and evil
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueHistorical thrillers
- trueIntelligence officers -- Great Britain
- trueIntelligence officers -- Soviet Union
- trueJournalists -- United States
- trueNazi collaborators -- Berlin, Germany
- trueNazi propaganda
- trueRevenge
- trueRussell, John (Fictitious character)
- trueSoviets in Germany
- trueSpy fiction
- Thriller
- trueThrillers and suspense
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