Once a Jailbird
1934 novel by Hans Fallada
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Once a Jailbird (German: Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt), also published in English as Who Once Eats Out of the Tin Bowl[1] and The World Outside,[2] 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.[3][4]
AuthorHans Fallada
OriginaltitleWer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt
LanguageGerman
PublisherRowohlt Verlag
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| Author | Hans Fallada |
|---|---|
| Original title | Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Rowohlt Verlag |
Publication date | 1934 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1934 |
| Pages | 509 |
The novel was the basis for the 1962 German three-part television serial Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt. 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.[5]
