'An elegant novel which is awash with both hope and tragedy.' - Nigel Jones. Amid the ruins of a Germany defeated in war, a Wehrmacht officer Robert Fischer attempts to win back his soul. At the same time, his feelings are shaped by the guilt he feels towards a Jewish academic, who he serves as a jailor to, and the love he feels for a young nurse. A stunning debut, written in the tradition of the great Russian novels of Lermontov...