As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me. The Extraordinary Account of One Man's Escape From a Soviet Prison Camp and His Three Year Flight Across Siberia to Freedom

J. M. Bauer

Published by Andre Deutsch, London, 1957

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As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me. The Extraordinary Account of One Man's Escape From a Soviet Prison Camp and His Three Year Flight Across Siberia to Freedom. bY J. M. Bauer. Publisher: Andre Deutsch, London, 1957. FIRST EDITION. Fine nearly as new hardback, with good jacket. Jacket is closed torn to edges. As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me has seen international success ever since. It has been translated into fifteen languages, sold more than 12 million copies, and is the basis for an award-winning German entry at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Recounting an incredible real-life adventure, it tracks the destiny of German soldier Clemens Forrell who, in the aftermath of WWII, was sentenced to twenty-five years of forced labor in a lead mine in the barren eastern reaches of Siberia. Subjected to the brutality of the camp and the climate, Forrell dreamed continuously of escape and then daringly effected it. From East Cape across the vast trackless wastes of Siberia, for thousands of miles and three years, with fear as his most intimate companion, Forrell fled treachery and endured some of the most inhospitable conditions on earth. In a long series of taped interviews with esteemed German author Josef M. Bauer, Forrell unfolded his remarkable story of survival. Bauer not only reconstructs Forrell's arduous journey to the Iranian frontier and freedom; he also poignantly evokes the emotional content of Forrell's brave quest emerging as an affecting portrait of a man who strove and triumphed against all odds. 254 pages. Seller Inventory # ABE-1617147277125

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Title: As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me. The ...

Publisher: Andre Deutsch, London

Publication Date: 1957

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition