Billiards at Half-Past Nine
of Heinrich Böll, Patrick Bowles (Translator)
Description
Heinrich Böll's well-known, vehement opposition to fascism and war informs this moving story of Robert Faehmel. After being drawn into the Second World War to command retreating German forces despite his anti-Nazi feelings, Faehmel struggles to re-establish a normal life at the end of the war. He adheres to a rigorous schedule, including a daily game of billiards. When his routine is breached by an old friend from his past, now a power in German reconstruction, Faehmel is forced to confront bothpublic and private memories.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288 pages
- Publisher Penguin Classics
- Publication Date September 1st 1994
- First Publication 10/28/59
- Language English
- ISBN 9780140187243
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Germany']
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