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A Small Circus
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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A Small Circus
It is summer, 1929, and in a small German town a storm is brewing. The shabby reporter Tredup leads a precarious existence working for the "Pomeranian Chronicle" - until he takes some photographs that offer the chance to make a fortune. In Kruger's bar, the farmers are plotting their revenge on greedy officials.
Itis summer, 1929, and in a small German town a storm is brewing.The Nazis are growing stronger and the Communists fight them in the streets. Workers plot against their bosses in bars.Journalists become embroiled in blackmail and corruption.
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A powerful 1931 portrayal of a German town on the brink of chaos, from bestselling author Hans Fallada.
It is summer, 1929, and in a small German town a storm is brewing. The shabby reporter Tredup leads a precarious existence working for the Pomeranian Chronicle—until he takes some photographs that offer the chance to make a fortune. In Kruger's bar, the farmers are plotting their revenge on greedy officials. A mysterious travelling salesman from Berlin, Henning, is stirring up trouble—but no one knows why. Meanwhile, the Nazis grow stronger and the Communists fight them in the streets. At the centre of it all, the Mayor, 'Fatty' Gareis, seeks the easy life even as events spiral beyond his control.
As tensions erupt between workers and bosses, town and country, Left and Right, alliances are broken, bribes are taken and plots are hatched, until the tension spills over into violence.
A Small Circus captures the chaotic essence of a society on the verge of transformation and the complexities within.
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Critics have lauded A Small Circus for its vivid originality and genuine portrayal of small-town Germany during the Weimar Republic. The novel is praised for its authentic character creation and the vivid depiction of societal struggles, capturing the essence of an imploding era. The translation by Michael Hofmann is highlighted for its ability to convey the novel’s coarse, humorous, and tragic qualities, bringing Fallada’s narrative to life with remarkable realism and immediacy.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780141196565
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 March 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 420g
Pages: 608
About the Author
Hans Fallada was one of the best-known German writers of the twentieth century. Born on 21 July 1893 in Greifswald as Rudolf Wilhelm Adolf Ditzen, he took his pen name from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale. His most famous works include the novels Little Man, What Now?, The Drinker and the bestselling Alone in Berlin. Fallada died from an overdose of morphine on 5 February 1947 in Berlin. Michael Hofmann is the author of several books of poems and a book of criticism, Behind the Lines, and the translator of many modern and contemporary authors.
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