Heinrich Böll's Best Stories
- London Bristol Classical press 2004
- 95 p. 14x20cm.
Böll's stories are often considered the most impressive part of his oeuvre, and that is clearly attested by their abiding popularity. Originally scattered among a number of publications, the best six have been collected in this volume. These satires probe aspects of post-war Germany with a light, understated humour which has lost none of its effectiveness. many of the themes presented here remain as topical as when the stories appeared... John Klapper is lecturer in German at the university of Birmingham