Wolf Among Wolves
1937 novel by Hans Fallada
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Wolf Among Wolves (German title: Wolf unter Wölfen) is a 1937 novel by the German writer Hans Fallada.
| Author | Hans Fallada |
|---|---|
| Original title | Wolf unter Wölfen |
| Translator | Philip Owens |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Rowohlt Verlag |
| Publication date | 1937 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1938 |
Plot
This novel has a large cast of characters and portrays post-World War I Germany. It begins in Berlin 1923 and describes the collapse of the German economy which led to rioting, starvation and widespread unemployment.
Publication
Wolf Among Wolves was first published in 1937 by Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Berlin.[1] Its first unabridged translation into English by Philip Owens was published in 1938.
Adapations
In 1965 it was adapted into the East German television series Wolf Among Wolves starring Armin Mueller-Stahl.
The novel was the basis for the opera Wolf unter Wölfen by Søren Nils Eichberg, which premiered at Theater Koblenz on 23 November 2019.[2]
