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These twenty-six stories illustrate Heinrich Boll's finely nuanced storytelling at its best. In stunning portraits of ordinary people, Boll creates a rich tapestry of the dark years in postwar Germany. There are tales of soldiers on leave, listlessly visiting bars and brothels; stories of children rendered with a simplicity that belies their emotional impact; and stark vignettes of people struggling to re-make their lives against the ruined landscape of war-devastated towns and villages. Representing Boll's youthful beginnings, this collection introduces the themes that inform his life-long literary accomplishments and the wit, intelligence, and lyricism that made Boll one of contemporary Europe's most acclaimed writers.
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Text: English, German (translation)
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The surge of Boll reprints continues here with this collection of 26 short stories. Typical of his writings, these reveal German life during World War II and immediately thereafter. LJ's reviewer found that this "is not just a loose collection, and the cumulative effect is powerful" (LJ 4/15/70).
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- PublisherPenguin Group USA
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0140187251
- ISBN 13 9780140187250
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
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