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The Walls Came Tumbling Down (novel)

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First edition (publ. Viking Press)

The Walls Came Tumbling Down is a memoir written by Henriette Roosenburg. It was published in 1957.[1] It relates the story of her ordeals after being captured and condemned to death by Nazis, freed by invading forces, and attempting to return home. The protagonists are held as Nacht und Nebel (Night and Fog), known as NNs.

Characters

  • Zip – 28-year-old female narrator, caught March 1944.
  • Nell – 30, female, caught November 1943
  • Joke (pronounced "Yo-kuh") – 28, female, caught May 1944
  • Dries – 26, male, caught April 1944

References

  1. ^ Henriette Roosenburg. "The walls came tumbling down". Open Library. Retrieved 2014-02-25.