Wolf among Wolves
Author | : Hans Fallada |
Publisher | : Scribe Publications |
Total Pages | : 777 |
Release | : 2013-03-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781922072214 |
ISBN-13 | : 1922072214 |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Wolf among Wolves is a sweeping saga of the collapse of a culture — its economy and government — and the common man’s struggle to survive it all. Set in Weimar Germany soon after Germany’s catastrophic loss of World War I, the story follows a young gambler, Wolfgang Pagel, who loses everything in Berlin, then flees the chaotic city, where worthless money and shortages are causing pandemonium. Once in the countryside, however, Pagel finds a defeated German army that has decamped there to foment insurrection. Somehow, amidst it all, he finds romance. Fast-moving as a thriller, fascinating as the best historical fiction, and with lyrical prose that packs a powerful emotional punch, Wolf among Wolves is an immensely absorbing work of literature.