Koeppen, Wolfgang 1906-1996

The hothouse by Wolfgang Koeppen ( Book )
86 editions published between 1950 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 911 libraries worldwide
Harrowing, moody, and supremely powerful, "The Hothouse", first published in 1953, stands among the finest novels written in postwar Germany. Largely unrecognized beyond Germany during his lifetime, Koeppen sought to make sense of German life amid the vast political and social reconstruction of the war-ravaged nation.

Death in Rome by Wolfgang Koeppen ( Book )
83 editions published between 1954 and 2005 in 9 languages and held by 876 libraries worldwide
A former Nazi general, now training Arab terrorists, attends a family reunion in Rome, his son being a priest. The novel chronicles his disgust with a degenerate city which he knew as a conqueror and his attempt to get even with the Jews by seducing a barmaid, an attempt that backfires when she turns out to be a Catholic. By the author of Pigeons on the Grass.

A sad affair by Wolfgang Koeppen ( Book )
51 editions published between 1934 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 703 libraries worldwide
Set during the heady, pre-Second World War days of cabaret-era Germany, the novel centres on Sibylle - a stunning seductress who balances her love affairs with five men at once - and Friedrich, the callow, melancholic youth who obsessively pursues her.

Tauben im Gras : Roman by Wolfgang Koeppen ( Book )
116 editions published between 1951 and 2009 in 9 languages and held by 639 libraries worldwide
Tauben im Gras (1951) ist der erste Roman jener "Trilogie des Scheiterns", mit der Koeppen eine erste kritische Bestandsaufnahme der sich formierenden Bundesrepublik gab.

Jugend by Wolfgang Koeppen ( Book )
43 editions published between 1976 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 330 libraries worldwide

Jakob Littners Aufzeichnungen aus einem Erdloch by Wolfgang Koeppen ( Book )
38 editions published between 1948 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 282 libraries worldwide
Commerçant philatéliste à Munich, Jakob Littner, juif polonais, doit fuir le régime nazi en 1938. Il se réfugie à Prague, puis en Ukraine, mais est retrouvé et torturé dans les camps. Il réussit à s'échapper et se réfugie avec sa compagne et quelques amis au fond d'une cave. C'est avec l'arrivée des Soviétiques qu'ils seront libérés.

Die Mauer schwankt : Roman by Wolfgang Koeppen ( Book )
18 editions published between 1935 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 246 libraries worldwide

Die elenden Skribenten : Aufsätze by Wolfgang Koeppen ( Book )
11 editions published between 1981 and 1984 in German and English and held by 239 libraries worldwide

Gesammelte Werke in sechs Bänden by Wolfgang Koeppen ( Book )
23 editions published between 1986 and 1990 in German and held by 234 libraries worldwide

Amerikafahrt by Wolfgang Koeppen ( Book )
22 editions published between 1959 and 1992 in German and Undetermined and held by 233 libraries worldwide
A description of a travel to the United States.