00953nam a22001697a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001700062040002700079041002300106082001400129100002700143245003500170260004200205300002000247500051600267OSt20250819084217.0250819b        |||||||| |||| 00| 1 eng d  a978185399336  cGoethe Zentrum Library  aGerman and English  aFP2004/04  aKlapper, JohneEditor.  aHeinrich Böll's Best Stories  aLondonbBristol Classical pressc2004  a95 p.c14x20cm.  aBöll'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