"Stella" by Takis Würger is a novel set in 1942 Berlin during World War II. It tells the story of Friedrich, a young Swiss man who is sent to Berlin to work as a spy. He soon becomes entangled with Stella Goldschlag, a Jewish woman who is working for the Gestapo, betraying other Jews in hiding. Friedrich falls in love with Stella, even as he is increasingly horrified by her actions and the moral compromises he himself is forced to make. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, guilt, and the complexities of survival during wartime. Würger is a novel set in 1942 Berlin during World War II. It tells the story of Friedrich, a young Swiss man who is sent to Berlin to work as a spy. He soon becomes entangled with Stella Goldschlag, a Jewish woman who is working for the Gestapo, betraying other Jews in hiding. Friedrich falls in love with Stella, even as he is increasingly horrified by her actions and the moral compromises he himself is forced to make. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, guilt, and the complexities of survival during wartime.

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Takis Würger