The Safety Net
by Boll, Heinrich
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First American Edition. Hardcover. The Safety Net tells the story of a family who struggles to make ends meet as the father, a truck driver, loses his job and their income dwindles. They turn to government assistance, but the program is limited in what it can provide. The family must then find creative ways to stretch their money, such as bartering, stealing, and even prostitution. The Safety Net is a gripping story of hope and perseverance as the family overcomes difficult circumstances.; 8vo; $6.00 .
Synopsis
In 1972, Heinrich Böll became the first German to win the Nobel Prize for literature since Thomas Mann in 1929. Born in Cologne, in 1917, Böll was reared in a liberal Catholic, pacifist family. Drafted into the Wehrmacht, he served on the Russian and French fronts and was wounded four times before he found himself in an American prison camp. After the war he enrolled at the University of Cologne, but dropped out to write about his shattering experiences as a soldier. His first novel, The Train Was on Time , was published in 1949, and he went on to become one of the most prolific and important of post-war German writers. His best-known novels include Billiards at Half-Past Nine (1959), The Clown (1963), Group Portrait with Lady (1971), and The Safety Net (1979). In 1981 he published a memoir, What’s to Become of the Boy? or: Something to Do with Books . Böll served for several years as the president of International P.E.N. and was a leading defender of the intellectual freedom of writers throughout the world. He died in June 1985.
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 103555
- Title
- The Safety Net
- Author
- Boll, Heinrich
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print
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