Heinrich Böll

Heinrich Böll (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)

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A prolific writer, Heinrich Böll is best known for his novels, many of which might better be called novellas, like his first two, Der Zug war pünktlich (1949; The Train Was on Time, 1956) and Wo warst du, Adam? (1951; Adam, Where Art Thou?, 1955). Other novels include Und sagte kein einziges Wort (1953; Acquainted with the Night, 1954), Billard um halbzehn (1959; Billiards at Half-Past Nine, 1961), and Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum: Oder, Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann...

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