{"product_id":"9780008126735_the-draughtsman","title":"The Draughtsman","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpeak out for the fate of millions or turn a blind eye? We all have choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Absolutely exceptional. So beautifully written, with precision and wisdom and real emotional acuity … A remarkable achievement’ STEPHEN KELMAN, author of Pigeon English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1944, Germany. Ernst Beck’s new job marks an end to months of unemployment. Working for Erfurt’s most prestigious engineering firm, Topf \u0026amp;amp; Sons, means he can finally make a contribution to the war effort, provide for his beautiful wife, Etta, and make his parents proud. But there is a price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErnst is assigned to the firm’s smallest team – the Special Ovens Department. Reporting directly to Berlin his role is to annotate plans for new crematoria that are deliberately designed to burn day and night. Their destination: the concentration camps. Topf’s new client: the SS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the true nature of his work dawns on him, Ernst has a terrible choice to make: turning a blind eye will keep him and Etta safe, but that’s little comfort if staying silent amounts to collusion in the death of thousands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bold and uncompromising work of literary fiction shines a light on the complex contradictions of human nature and examines how deeply complicit we can become in the face of fear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Lautner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285295349909,"sku":"9780008126735","price":5.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008126735.jpg?v=1776992324","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008126735_the-draughtsman","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}