Hotel Berlin (novel)

Hotel Berlin is 1943 novel by the Austrian-born writer Vicki Baum. She had fled into exile following the Nazi takeover. The novel is set in a luxury hotel in Berlin during the later stages of the Second World War. It echoes the theme of Baum's best-known novel Grand Hotel which was first published in 1929 on the brink of the Great Depression. Some editions are entitled Hotel Berlín 1943 and others Berlin Hotel.

Hotel Berlin

1946 British edition
Author	Vicki Baum
Language	English
Genre	Drama
Publisher	Doubleday (US) Michael Joseph (UK)
Publication date	1943
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print

Film adaptation

In 1945 it was made into a Hollywood film of the same title by the major studio Warner Brothers. Directed by Peter Godfrey and featuring an ensemble cast including Faye Emerson, Helmut Dantine, Raymond Massey, Andrea King and Peter Lorre.^[1]