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W Ogrodzie Bestii in the Garden of Beasts ERIK LARSON W OGRODZIE BESTII IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS MIŁOŚĆ, TERROR I AMERYKAŃSKA RODZINA W BERLINIE CZASÓW HITLERA Z języka angielskiego przełożył Przemysław Hejmej Nakładem Wydawnictwa Sonia Draga ukazały się następujące powieści tego autora: Diabeł w białym mieście, 2008 Grom z jasnego nieba, 2009 Dla dziewczynek i za następne dwudziestopięciolecie (a także pamięci Molly, dobrego psa) Spis treści Spis treści ....................................................................................................................... 4 Das Vorspiel ............................................................................................................... 8 1933 .............................................................................................................................. 10 Człowiek za zasłoną ................................................................................................. 11 CZĘŚĆ I SKOK DO WODY ...................................................................................... 14 Rozdział 1 Drogi ucieczki ........................................................................................ 15 Rozdział 2 Ten wakat w Berlinie ............................................................................. 22 Rozdział 3 Wybór ..................................................................................................... 29 Rozdział 4 Strach ..................................................................................................... 33 Rozdział 5 Pierwsza noc .......................................................................................... 45 CZĘŚĆ II W POSZUKIWANIU DOMU W TRZECIEJ RZESZY ........................... 55 Rozdział 6 Uwiedzenie ............................................................................................. 56 Rozdział 7 Ukryły konflikt ....................................................................................... 64 Rozdział 8 Spotkanie z Putzim ................................................................................. 72 Rozdział 9 Śmierć to śmierć ..................................................................................... 76 Rozdział 10 Tiergartenstrasse 27a ............................................................................ 84 CZĘŚĆ III LUCYFER W OGRODZIE ...................................................................... 90 Rozdział 11 Dziwne istoty ....................................................................................... 91 Rozdział 12 Brutus ................................................................................................... 99 Rozdział 13 Mój mroczny sekret ........................................................................... 109 Rozdział 14 Śmierć Borysa .................................................................................... 115 Rozdział 15 „Problem żydowski” .......................................................................... 122 Rozdział 16 Sekretna prośba .................................................................................. 126 Rozdział 17 Ucieczka Lucyfera ............................................................................. 131 Rozdział 18 Ostrzeżenie od przyjaciela ................................................................. 137 Rozdział 19 Swat .................................................................................................... 145 CZĘŚĆ IV JAK BOLI SZKIELET ........................................................................... 146 Rozdział 20 Pocałunek Führera .............................................................................. 147 Rozdział 21 Kłopoty z George’em ......................................................................... 153 Rozdział 22 Świadek nosił buty z cholewami ........................................................ 159 Rozdział 23 Borys umiera ponownie ..................................................................... 163 Rozdział 24 Zdobywanie głosów ........................................................................... 164 Rozdział 25 Tajemniczy Borys .............................................................................. 167 Rozdział 26 Mały bal dla prasy .............................................................................. 171 Rozdział 27 O Tannenbaum ................................................................................... 180 1934 ............................................................................................................................ 190 CZĘŚĆ V NIEPOKÓJ ............................................................................................... 191 Rozdział 28 Styczeń 1934 roku .............................................................................. 192 Rozdział 29 Strzały z ukrycia ................................................................................. 198 Rozdział 30 Przeczucie .......................................................................................... 200 Rozdział 31 Nocny terror ....................................................................................... 205 Rozdział 32 Zapowiedź burzy ................................................................................ 210 Rozdział 33 „Notatka z rozmowy z Hitlerem” ....................................................... 212 Rozdział 34 Diels przestraszony ............................................................................ 222 Rozdział 35 Konfrontacja z Klubem ...................................................................... 225 Rozdział 36 Ratowanie Dielsa ............................................................................... 229 Rozdział 37 Obserwatorzy ..................................................................................... 234 Rozdział 38 Oszukany ............................................................................................ 235 CZĘŚĆ VI BERLIN O ZMIERZCHU ...................................................................... 240 Rozdział 39 Niebezpieczne biesiady ...................................................................... 241 Rozdział 40 Samotnia pisarza ................................................................................ 247 Rozdział 41 Poruszenie u sąsiada ........................................................................... 254 Rozdział 42 Zabawki Hermanna ............................................................................ 255 Rozdział 43 Pigmej przemawia .............................................................................. 259 Rozdział 44 Wiadomość w łazience ....................................................................... 265 Rozdział 45 Strapienie pani Cerruti ....................................................................... 266 Rozdział 46 Piątkowa noc ...................................................................................... 270 CZĘŚĆ VII KIEDY WSZYSTKO SIĘ ZMIENIA ................................................... 273 Rozdział 47 „Rozstrzelać, rozstrzelać!” ................................................................. 274 Rozdział 48 Broń w parku ...................................................................................... 279 Rozdział 49 Zabici ................................................................................................. 282 Rozdział 50 Jeszcze żyją ........................................................................................ 287 Rozdział 51 Koniec sympatii ................................................................................. 290 Rozdział 52 Tylko konie ........................................................................................ 298 Rozdział 53 Juliet nr 2 ............................................................................................ 304 Rozdział 54 Marzenia o miłości ............................................................................. 307 Rozdział 55 Gdy zapada ciemność ......................................................................... 315 EPILOG DZIWOLĄG NA WYGNANIU ................................................................ 322 KODA „Rozmowy przy stole” .................................................................................. 328 Materiały źródłowe i podziękowania ........................................................................ 329 Przypisy ...................................................................................................................... 337 Bibliografia ................................................................................................................. 393 Zdjęcia ........................................................................................................................ 407 Indeks ......................................................................................................................... 408 W połowie drogi żywota naszego nagle się w gęstym obłąkałem lesie. Już ścieżki prawej oczy nie dostrzegą. Dante Alighieri, Boska Komedia, Piekło, pieśń I, przekład Alina Świderska. Das Vorspiel 1. przygrywka; 2. muz. uwertura, preludium; 3. teatr, prolog Wielki słownik niemiecko-polski tom II, Wiedza Powszechna, Warszawa 1979 Pewnego razu, u zarania bardzo mrocznej epoki, para Amerykanów - ojciec i córka - została nagle przeniesiona z przytulnego domu w Chicago w samo serce hitlerowskiego Berlina. Mieli tam pozostać przez cztery i pół roku - poniższa opowieść przybliża pierwsze dwanaście miesięcy ich pobytu, w tym bowiem czasie Hitler przeistoczył się z kanclerza Niemiec w tyrana absolutnego. Wszystko
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