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Includes the full German text, accompanied by German-English
vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the
work in its social and historical context.
Includes the full German text, accompanied by German-English
vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the
work in its social and historical context.
Includes the full German text, accompanied by German-English
vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the
work in its social and historical context.
Includes the full German text, accompanied by German-English
vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the
work in its social and historical context.
'Boell's novel blows a stent in the human heart. . . It feels more
necessary than ever.' Anna Funder, from the introduction 'This is
the best book I have read this year; not by miles, but by whole
astronomical units; I am stunned by it as if by a blow. It is
*astonishing* to the extent that I cannot convey to you its power'
Sarah Perry, bestselling author of The Essex Serpent and Melmoth
Twenty-four-year-old Andreas, a disillusioned German soldier, is
travelling on a troop train to the Eastern Front when he has an
awful premonition that he will die in exactly five days. As he
hurtles towards his death, he reflects on the chaos around him -
the naive soldiers, the painfully thin girl who pours his coffee,
the ruined countryside - with sudden, heart-breaking poignancy.
Arriving in Poland the night before he is certain he will die, he
meets Olina, a beautiful prostitute, and together they attempt to
escape his fate... 'His work reaches the highest level of creative
originality and stylistic perfection' Daily Telegraph 'Boll
combines a mammoth intelligence with a literary outlook that is
masterful and unique' Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22 'My
most-admired contemporary novelist' John Ashbery 'From the moment I
stepped on board the troop train with Private Andreas, concerns
pertaining to my own world fell away completely. Holding this
impelling book is tantamount to holding the young soldier's fate in
one's hands. It is impossible to let go.' Claire-Louise Bennett,
author of Pond
Cited by the Nobel Prize committee as the "crown" of Heinrich
Boll's work, the gripping story of "Group Portrait With Lady"
unspools like a suspenseful documentary. Via a series of tense
interviews, an unnamed narrator uncovers the story--past and
present--of one of Boll's most intriguing characters, the enigmatic
Leni Pfeiffer, a struggling war widow.
At the center of her struggle is her effort to prevent the
demolition of her Cologne apartment building, a fight in which she
is joined by a motley group of neighbors. Along with her
illegitimate son, Lev, she becomes the nexus of a countercultural
group rebelling against Germany's dehumanizing past under the Nazis
... and what looks to be an equally dehumanizing future under
capitalism.
FROM THE WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE Katharina Blum is
pretty, bright, hard-working and at the centre of a big city
scandal when she falls in love with a young radical on the run from
the police. Portrayed by the city's leading newspaper as a whore, a
communist and an atheist, she becomes the target of anonymous phone
calls and sexual threats. Blum's life is systematically undone by
the distortions of a corrupt press, concerned only with presenting
the most salacious story. This is a chilling and unforgettable
novel from a Nobel Prize-winning writer.
Transnational organized crime interferes with the everyday lives of
more and more people - and represents a serious threat to
democracy. By now, organized crime has become an inherent feature
of economic globalization, and the fine line between the legal and
illegal operation of business networks is blurred. Additionally,
few experts could claim to have comprehensive knowledge and
understanding of the laws and regulations governing the
international flow of trade, and hence of the borderline towards
criminal transactions.This book offers contributions from 12
countries around the world authored by 25 experts from a wide range
of academic disciplines, representatives from civil society
organizations and private industry, journalists, as well as
activists. Recognizing the complexity of the issue, this
publication provides a cross cultural and multi-disciplinary
analysis of transnational organized crime including a historical
approach from different regional and cultural contexts.Conception:
Regine Schoenenberg and Annette von Schoenfeld.
Includes: 1. An der Brucke2. Mein Onkle Fred3. Die Postkarte4. Et
wird etwas geschelen5. Doktor Murkes gesammeltes Schweigen6. Der
Wegwerfer
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