Draughtsman

In Ernst Beck's new job at Topf & Sons, he is assigned to the Special Ovens Department, where he is required to annotate plans for new crematoria that are destined for the concentration camps. He must choose between turning a blind eye or speaking out for the fate of thousands. The Draughtsman is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that explores the complex contradictions of human nature and examines how deeply complicit we can become in the face of fear.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 496 pages
\n Publication date: 08 February 2018
\n Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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Ernst Beck has a new job at prestigious engineering firm, Topf & Sons: finally, he can make a contribution to the war effort, provide for his beautiful wife, Etta, and make his parents proud. But there is a price.

He is assigned to the firm's smallest team, the Special Ovens Department. Reporting directly to Berlin, his role is to annotate plans for new crematoria that are deliberately designed to burn day and night. Their destination: the concentration camps.

Topfs new client: the SS. Ernst must choose between turning a blind eye or speaking out for the fate of thousands.

Bold and powerful, The Draughtsman shines a light on the complex contradictions of human nature and examines how deeply complicit we can become in the face of fear.

A remarkable achievement, The Draughtsman is a testament to the power of storytelling and the importance of never forgetting the horrors of the past.

Stephen Kelman, author of Pigeon English, has praised The Draughtsman as "absolutely exceptional. So beautifully written, with precision and wisdom and real emotional acuity ... A remarkable achievement."

Erfurt, Germany, 1944.

\n Weight: 348g\n
Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780008126742\n \n