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Billiards at Half-Past Nine (Penguin Classics)
Billiards at HalfPast Nine - Penguin Classics
Author: Heinrich Boll
ISBN-13: 9780140187243
ISBN-10: 0140187243
Publication Date: 9/1/1994
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
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This is an excellent book to read in order to get a good sense of the German zeitgeist in the aftermath of World War II. It is a complex novel with the narration changing from chapter to chapter by different family members, work colleagues and friends of the family. There are also flashbacks and memories of different places and times. This novel is sometimes compared to Ulysses as it takes place on one day, September 6, 1958. There are strong religious overtones throughout the novel. The words 'Nazi' and 'Hitler' never appear in the text although their presence is felt. I recommend this book to anyone interested in history of Germany after the wars.


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