The Drinker by Hans Fallada

The Drinker by Hans Fallada

One of the great German writers of the 20th century draws from his own life to present a brave, fearless, and honest tale of one man's dark descent into depression and alcoholism (The Sunday Times, London)

This astonishing, autobiographical tour de force was written by Hans Fallada in an encrypted notebook while he was incarcerated in a Nazi insane asylum. Discovered after his death, it tells the tale--often fierce, often poignant, often extremely funny--of a small businessman losing control as he fights valiantly to blot out an increasingly oppressive society.

In a brilliant translation by Charlotte and A.L. Lloyd, it is presented here with an afterword by John Willett that details the life and career of the once internationally acclaimed Hans Fallada, and his fate under the Nazis--which brings out the horror of the events behind the book.

Rudolf Ditzen's pen name was Hans Fallada (1893-1947), and his writings were international blockbusters on par with those of his countrymen Thomas Mann and Hermann Hesse. When the Nazis came to power, he chose to remain in Germany, and when he was pressured to publish anti-Semitic works, he had a nervous breakdown. He was committed to a Nazi mental institution, where he composed The Drinker in secret. He wrote his final two novels, The Nightmare and Alone in Berlin, right after the war, but died before they could be published.

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ISBN 13	9781933633657
ISBN 10	1933633654
Title	The Drinker
Author	Hans Fallada
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Melville House Publishing
Year published	2009-03-03
Number of pages	320
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