Hans Fallada

Based on a true story, this never-before-translated masterpiece was overlooked for years after its author—a bestselling writer before World War II who found himself in a Nazi insane asylum at war’s end—died just before it was published.In a richly detailed portrait of life in Berlin under the Nazis, it tells the …

This is the book that led to Hans Fallada’s downfall with the Nazis. The story of a young couple struggling to survive the German economic collapse was a worldwide sensation and was made into an acclaimed Hollywood movie produced by Jews, leading Hitler to ban Fallada’s work from being translated. Nonetheless, it …

Der Trinker of, zoals de titel luidt van de latere Nederlandse vertaling, De dronkaard of De drinker, is een autobiografisch geïnspireerde psychologische en sociale roman van de Duitse auteur Hans Fallada, een van de vertegenwoordigers van de Nieuwe Zakelijkheid in de Duitse literatuur. Hij schreef deze roman tijdens …