A masterpiece by a writer long neglected in America, The Hothouse created a literary stir when it appeared in hardcover. Evoking comparisons to works by James Joyce and Malcolm Lowry, it traces the final two days in the life of a minor German politician, Keetenheuve, a man disillusioned by the corruption of post-World War II German politics and grieving after the sudden death of his wife. With a passionate, despairing voice, Wolfgang Koeppen (1906-1996), whom Gunter Grass once called the "greatest living German writer," creates a portrait of idealism crushed by political and personal compromise.
- ISBN:
- 9780393323269
- 9780393323269
- Category:
- Contemporary fiction
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 23-07-2002
- Language:
- English, German
- Publisher:
- WW Norton & Co
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 222
- Dimensions (mm):
- 211x140x15mm
- Weight:
- 0.29kg
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