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Once A Jailbird
''Once a Jailbird'' (), also published in English as ''Who Once Eats Out of the Tin Bowl'' and ''The World Outside'', is a 1934 novel by the German writer Hans Fallada. It is about a man who is released from prison and tries to create an orderly life for himself in Hamburg, but becomes ensnared by destructive habits. The novel was the basis for the 1962 German three-part television serial '. Directed by Fritz Umgelter, the serial transposed the story to post-war Germany and caused political debate due to its subject of a middle-aged anti-hero unable to deal with the recent past. References External links RowohltSkyhorse Publishing 1934 German novels Novels by Hans Fallada Rowohlt Verlag books German novels adapted into television shows Novels set in Hamburg {{1930s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Fallada
Hans Fallada (; born Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen; 21 July 18935 February 1947) was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. Some of his better known novels include '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1932) and '' Every Man Dies Alone'' (1947). His works belong predominantly to the New Objectivity literary style, a style associated with an emotionless reportage approach, with precision of detail, and a veneration for 'the fact'. Fallada's pseudonym derives from a combination of characters found in the Grimm's Fairy Tales: The titular protagonist of '' Hans in Luck'' (KHM 83), and Fallada the magical talking horse in '' The Goose Girl''. Early life Fallada was born in Greifswald, Germany, the child of a magistrate on his way to becoming a supreme court judge and a mother from a middle-class background, both of whom shared an enthusiasm for music, and to a lesser extent, literature. Jenny Williams notes in her biography ''More Lives than One'' (1998), that Fallada's father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
