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#1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! "A superlative novel . . . masterfully crafted."--The Wall Street Journal Based on "the forgotten tragedy that was six times deadlier than the Titanic."

Time Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies, war. As thousands desperately flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. But not all promises can be kept . . . This paperback edition includes book club questions and exclusive interviews with Wilhelm Gustloff survivors and experts.


本書榮登《紐約時報》第一名暢銷書並榮獲卡內基獎章！
「無懈可擊，筆功精湛。」《華爾街日報》
「這是個被世人遺忘的悲劇，比鐵達尼號更致命千萬倍。」《時代雜誌》

1945 年冬天，第二次世界戰，四位難民、四個故事。每一位難民皆來自不同國家，他們被追殺且不斷被悲劇、謊言及戰爭困擾著。在蘇聯軍隊往西推進之際，幾千名難民湧向海岸，四個難民的命運在此交會，競相想取得許可，搭上威廉．古斯特洛夫號，航向安全與自由。然而，這趟航程並不保證全然安全……本書為平裝版，包含了讀書俱樂部的問題及威廉．古斯特洛夫號生還者與專家的獨家訪談內容。