The Man with the Kind Heart
by Irmgard Keun
To ReadSave for later
ReadingMark as reading
ReadMark as finished
Description
Bombed-out Cologne after the war is a strange place to be. The black market in jam and corsets is booming, half-destroyed houses offer opportunities for stealing doors and eggcups, and de-Nazification parties are all the rage. Recently released from a prisoner-of-war camp, Ferdinand drifts around the city, strenuously avoiding his fiancee and drinking brandy with his fabulous cousin. But is this any way to go on? Told with Keun's characteristic humour, irony and generosity of spirit, this is a wry portrait of a man, a city and a nation that asks how we go on living even in the face of total defeat.
Details
Pages
160
Released
February 16th 2021
Language
English
ISBN
9780241441336
Rating
More ratings needed
Be one of the first to rate this book on Oku
3.7/5 on Google
3.7/5 on Goodreads