Wolfgang Koeppen
Wolfgang Koeppen (1906-1996) was born in Greifswald and died in Munich. He worked as a commis chef, a dramaturge, and an editor. In 1951, 1953 and 1954 three novels were published to high acclaim for accurately capturing the atmosphere of the republic under Konrad Adenauer: Pigeons on the Grass, The Hothouse, and Death In Rome.
Wolfgang Koeppen
Wolfgang Koeppen (1906-1996) was born in Greifswald and died in Munich. He worked as a commis chef, a dramaturge, and an editor. In 1951, 1953 and 1954 three novels were published to high acclaim for accurately capturing the atmosphere of the republic under Konrad Adenauer: Pigeons on the Grass, The Hothouse, and Death In Rome.
Books by Wolfgang Koeppen
A Sad Affair: A Novel
Wolfgang Koeppen, Michael Hofmann
Hardback, 2003
A romantic roman à clef that tells the story of Sibylle, one of the greatest literary femmes fatales since Salomé.Death in Rome
Wolfgang Koeppen, Michael Hofmann
Paperback, 2001
A prophetic novel that ranks with The Tin Drum and W. G. Sebald's The Emigrants as one of the essential works of contemporary European fiction.The Hothouse: A Novel
Wolfgang Koeppen, Michael Hofmann
Paperback, 2002
"A recovered masterpiece....Remarkable as a sidelong, searing appraisal of the legacy of the Nazi years."—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewPigeons on the Grass
Wolfgang Koeppen, Michael Hofmann
Paperback, 2020
Wolfgang Koeppen’s postwar masterpiece in a luminous new translation by the poet Michael HofmannPigeons on the Grass
Wolfgang Koeppen, Michael Hofmann
E Book, 2020
Wolfgang Koeppen’s postwar masterpiece in a luminous new translation by the poet Michael Hofmann