A German writer with a tumultuous family history struggles to escape his chaotic, painful past through prose. When a mysterious woman enters his life, he allows himself to hope for a fresh start—but unexpected circumstances soon put his dream in jeopardy.

An American in Germany stays at a men's hostel while undergoing expensive medical treatment and falls into despair as he waits for his despondent girlfriend to arrive.

A young Englishwoman must reevaluate her romance with a Nazi soldier after parachutists attack the city.

An American man moves to Germany and falls in love with a married Norwegian woman in his language class. Their contrasting artistic tastes foretell a fundamental rift.

In the 1930s, after flunking out of college, a young American man travels to Vienna where he meets a Jewish girl living on the floor below him. He returns home a few months later, but when the Nazis invade Vienna he can't help but think of the girl he once knew.

A young American woman visits her lover in Austria, torn between her passion for him and his Nazi-aligning values. Her routine visits with him and his sister occur during historical annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany.

One night in the late 1960s, an American couple vacationing at a lake in Germany gets split up, filling both with dread and fear as they are pushed to their limits trying to reunite.

After the loss of his wife and son, a young photographer retreats into isolation and sets his focus on training for a challenging mountain climb. He soon becomes consumed by vivid dreams which lead him to face the depths of his grief.

An American couple’s dislike of their German neighbors escalates into suspicion when World War II begins across the sea.

In 1938 Vienna and on the cusp of World War II, a young boy spends every Wednesday at his aunt and uncles home, where no one calls him by name and instead addresses him as "the Guest."