When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Cissy Van Marxvelt (1.3)
- "Lili Marlene" (1.4)
- Maccabees (1.5)
- Psalm CXXI (1.5)
- Hanukah Prayer Book (1.5)
- La Belle Nivernaise (2.2)
- Toscanini (2.1)
- "Ride of the Valkyries" (2.1)
World War II References
- Adolf Hitler (1.1)
- Nazis (1.2)
- Gestapo (1.5)
- The Green Police (1.4)
- Queen Wilhelmina (1.2)
- Mauthausen (1.3)
- air raids (1.4)
- Allied Invasion of Africa (1.4)
- Allied Invasion of Normandy, D-day (2.3)
- General Eisenhower (2.3)
- Winston Churchill (2.3)
- V-for-Victory sign (2.4)
- Auschwitz (2.5)
- Belsen (2.5)
- Buchenwald (2.5)