North African Spy Shadows (World Famous Bilingual Classics)

Author: Murray Burnett Joan Alison
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Publish Date: 2005-10-12
Features: During World War II, Germany swept across Europe, and Lisbon became a springboard for those seeking freedom in the United States. Casablanca, the French-controlled port not occupied by Germany, became a hub for spies and refugees from various countries., a former U.S. intelligence officer in Paris, stood aloof and independent in this den of intrigue, befriending the police chief, Reno.'s hotel became the center for black-market sales of freedom visas and the meeting place for agents and spies. The leader of the European underground resistance, Rezlo, along with his wife, Isabelle, also fled to's hotel, but without visas to leave the country. Meanwhile, Major Stascha of the German army watched them with predatory eyes. Isabelle suddenly discovers her old friend, the pianist Sam, and asks him to play "Time Will Pass." rushes out to see her, only to realize that Isabelle is the lover he had engaged to in Paris just before the city fell, only to see her disappear without a trace. Now, she is married. The military and police from both Germany and France govern the refugees in this French-controlled unoccupied zone with ambiguous relations. Isabelle's appearance reawakens's humanity, and he can no longer stand idly by as the military and police prey on the refugees. Once Isabelle unravels the mystery of her disappearance, driven by the selfless love of the three and their choices between personal feelings and the greater good, decides to take action to resolve the crisis.