The return of a “superb” forgotten masterpiece about a young
couple living in Weimar Germany during the Nazi’s rise to
power (Graham Greene) Written just before the Nazis came to power,
this darkly enchanting novel tells the simple story of a young couple
trying to eke out a devent life amidst an economic crisis that’s
transforming their country into a place of anger and despair. It was
an international bestseller upon its release, and made into a
Hollywood movie—by Jewish producers, which prompted the rising Nazis
to begin paying ominously close attention to Hans Fallada, even as his
novels held out stirring hope for the human spirit. Ultimately, it
is the book that led to Hans Fallada’s downfall with the Nazis. It
is presented here in its first-ever uncut translation, by Susan
Bennett, and with an afterword by Philip Brady that details the
calamitous background of the novel, its worldwide reception, and how
it turned out to be, for the author, a dangerous book. “Painfully
true to life . . . I have read nothing so engaging as Little Man, What
Now? for a long time.” —Thomas Mann
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ISBN
9781612190648
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Random House Publishing Services
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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