''Wolf Among Wolves'' (German title: ''Wolf unter Wölfen'') is a novel by
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'' ...
first published in 1937 by
Rowohlt Verlag
Rowohlt Verlag is a German publishing house based in Hamburg, with offices in Reinbek and Berlin. It has been part of the Georg von Holtzbrinck Group since 1982. The company has been dissolved and restarted twice since its creation in 1908.
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GmbH,
Berlin
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. Its first unabridged translation into English by Philip Owens was published in 1938.
This novel has a large cast of characters and portrays post-
World War I
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Germany. It begins in Berlin 1923 and describes the
collapse of the German economy which led to rioting, starvation and widespread unemployment.
In 1965 it was adapted into an East German television series ''
Wolf Among Wolves'' starring
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 17 December 1930) is a retired German actor who also appeared in numerous English-language films since the 1980s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Shine (1996 film), Sh ...
.
1937 German-language novels
Novels by Hans Fallada
Novels set in the 1920s
Novels set in Berlin
Fiction set in 1923
Rowohlt Verlag books
1937 German novels
German novels adapted into television shows
Works about the Weimar Republic
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