BOOKS by Heinrich Boll

Page 1 of 7

sort by

1	Billiards at Half-Past Nine more books like this by Heinrich Boll Robert Fachmel, a vehement opponent of Nazism, is nevertheless a soldier at the end of World War II (as was Böll), in command of the retreat of German forces. When the war is over, Fachmel desperately struggles to return to a normal life--including his daily billiards game--but is unable to do so when he becomes overwhelmed with devastating ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions
2	Clown more books like this by Heinrich Boll Through the eyes of a despairing artist, Hans Schneir, who recreates in his pantomimes incidents in people's lives with honesty and compassion, Boll draws a revealing portrait of German society under Hitler and in the postwar years. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.35! \| first editions
3	Group portrait with lady more books like this by Heinrich Boll A novel which ranges from Hitler's time to the modern era. It pursues the history of a woman by means of interviews with people who have known her, to reveal an unherioc heroine, a passive rebel whose humanity augurs hope for a better world. The author won the 1972 Nobel Prize for Literature. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
4	Irish journal more books like this by Heinrich Böll In this portrait of Ireland, seen through the eyes of a novelist and a stranger, Heinrich Boell offers an evocation of the lilt of the voices, the laughter of the children, the smell of the wet earth, and the warm, heady friendliness of the pubs. Travelling with his wife and children, Boell struggles with the intricacies of foreign exchange, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.94! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Lost Honor of Katharina Blum more books like this by Heinrich Boll A law-abiding young woman becomes a murderer when she is confronted with social injustice and society's toleration of it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.45! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Missing persons and other essays more books like this by Heinrich Boll The only collection of Boll's nonfiction prose to be published in English spans over two decades of social, political, literary, and cultural commentary. These twenty-nine essays, reviews, and speeches reflect the same moral passion and deep wisdom that resonate through his fiction. Here is Boll the Nobel laureate and Boll the private man: his ... see all copies from $2.47! new only from $5.34! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Silent angel more books like this by Heinrich Boll The first novel by the Nobel prize winner, never previously published. Written at the end of the Second World War it describes the death and destruction faced by the people of a city ravaged by war. Translated by Brian Mitchell. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.79! \| first editions
8	Within the Whirlwind more books like this by Eugenia Semyonovna Ginzburg, Ian Boland (Translator), Heinrich Boll (Introduction by) The first volume of Eugenia Ginzburg's memoirs, Journey into the Whirlwind, has been ranked in the company of Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago. Within the Whirlwind continues the narrative of Mrs. Ginzburg's nightmarish ten-year survival of Soviet prisons and labor camps, following the Stalinist purges of 1937. This portion of her story is ... see all copies from $6.33! new only from $19.08! \| SVS
9	Der Zug War Punktlich more books like this by Heinrich Boll, Distribooks see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| SVS
10	Children are civilians too more books like this by Heinrich Boll Twenty-six short stories by Boll illustrate the lives of ordinary German people in the years after the World War II. The themes which informed Boll's work throughout his life, such as the legacy of fascism, the continuing militarism of West Germany after the war, and the emptiness of materialism, are all introduced in this collection from his ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
11	Billard um halb zehn. by Heinrich Böll see all copies from $3.99! new only from $18.64! \| first editions
12	Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum : oder, Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann : Erzählung by Heinrich Böll see all copies from $7.95! new only from $26.13! \| first editions
13	The Safety Net more books like this by Heinrich Böll see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.92! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll, Ulrike Hanna Meinhof, Ruth Rach see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.25!
15 view cover	A Soldier's Legacy more books like this by Heinrich Boll see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.46! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Casualty more books like this by Heinrich Boll This collection of stories written between 1946 and 1952, by the winner of the 1972 Nobel Peace Prize for Literature tells of the despair and hardship of ordinary Germans caught up in a brutal war. The horrors depicted in terms of both human tradegy and spiritual degradation aim to dispel the myth that all Germans supported Hitler and his war. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	End of a mission. more books like this by Heinrich Böll End of a Mission, written in 1968, finds Heinrich Boll trying to come to terms with his country's monstrous past in an investigation of an inexplicable crime and an even more absurd trial. Told to rack up mileage on a jeep to prepare it for inspection, a soldier drives it home--and burns it in the company of his complaisant father. Boll's account ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.13! \| first editions
18 view cover	And never said a word more books like this by Heinrich Böll This novel takes place in a day and a half, as a husband and wife--Fred and Kate Bogner--tell, in alternating chapters, a sad story of love, poverty, and alienation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The stories of Heinrich Böll more books like this by Heinrich Böll This volume collects sixty-three stories and novellas written by Heinrich Boll between 1947 and 1985. It brings together selections from Boll's earlier collections and some previously unpublished work. The chronological organization represents the entire span of Boll's career, from the stories of the early postwar period, to the masterfully ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $16.50! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The bread of those early years more books like this by Heinrich Böll see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.22! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Ansichten eines Clowns. Roman. by Heinrich Böll see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.23! \| first editions
22 view cover	The train was on time more books like this by Heinrich Böll see all copies from $8.94! new only from $8.94! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Mad Dog Stories more books like this by Heinrich Boll, Breon Mitchell (Translator) In this collection of ten unpublished stories written between 1938 and 1945, Heinrich Boll recalls Erich Maria Remarque in his ability to depict war and its psychological aftermath. Like The Silent Angel, published posthumously to critical acclaim, these stories deal primarily with WWII and, to use Boll's own words, are "as sad as child's funeral" ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
24 view cover	Lost Honour of Katharina Blum more books like this by Heinrich Boll Gradually disclosing an entire panorama of human relationship and motive, this novel is a comment on the law and the press, the labyrinth of social truth and the relentless collision of fact and fiction. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $8.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
25	The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum: How Violence Develops and Where It Can Lead by Heinrich Boll A law-abiding young woman becomes a murderer when she is confronted with social injustice and society's toleration of it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.95! \| first editions \| SVS

Page 1 of 7: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.