The Man Outside by Wolfgang Borchert
This collection of Borcherts most important prose, translated by A. D. Porter with an Introduction by Stephen Spender, includes the complete text of the title play, as well as 39 stories and assorted pieces that comprise much of the authors output during the two short, fever-ridden years in which he wrote, complemented by Kay Boyles appreciative Foreword.
['The Bread' is] a document, an eyewitness testimony to starvation but also a masterful story, cool and spare, not one word too few or too many-- Heinrich Boell
Caught between departure and arrival, in the middle of Borchert's world, stands the wanderer, the seeker...who is pursued by his own memories and by the question of guilt. -- Alfred Andersch
Caught between departure and arrival, in the middle of Borchert's world, stands the wanderer, the seeker...who is pursued by his own memories and by the question of guilt. -- Alfred Andersch
Wolfgang Borchert (1921-1947), a German author and playwright, served in the Wehrmacht during World War II. While there, a cut on his hand became infected and he contracted hepatitis, a condition that continued to worsen. In 1946, after the war ended, doctors gave him a year to live. With little time left, he wrote prose and poetry. He wrote The Man Outside in January 1947, shortly before passing away. Kay Boyle (1902–1992) was a writer and political activist. She was twice awarded Guggenheim fellowships, won the O. Henry Award for best short story of the year in 1935 and again in 1941, held a number of honorary degrees, and occupied the Henry James chair of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1981, she was awarded a Senior Fellowship for Literature from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780811200110 |
| ISBN 10 | 0811200116 |
| Title | The Man Outside |
| Author | Wolfgang Borchert |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
| Year published | 1982-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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