Once a Jailbird
Once a Jailbird (German: Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt), also published in English as Who Once Eats Out of the Tin Bowl and The World Outside, is a 1934 novel by the German writer Hans Fallada. It is about a man who is released from prison and tries to create an orderly life for himself in Hamburg, but becomes ensnared by destructive habits. The novel was the basis for the 1962 German three-part television serial Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt. Directed by Fritz Umgelter, the serial transposed the story to post-war Germany and caused political debate due to its subject of a middle-aged anti-hero unable to deal with the recent past.
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| Author | Hans Fallada |
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| Original title | Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Rowohlt Verlag |
Publication date | 1934 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1934 |
| Pages | 509 |
Once a Jailbird (German: Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt), also published in English as Who Once Eats Out of the Tin Bowl[1] and The World Outside,[2] is a 1934 novel by the German writer Hans Fallada. It is about a man who is released from prison and tries to create an orderly life for himself in Hamburg, but becomes ensnared by destructive habits.[3][4]
The novel was the basis for the 1962 German three-part television serial Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt. Directed by Fritz Umgelter, the serial transposed the story to post-war Germany and caused political debate due to its subject of a middle-aged anti-hero unable to deal with the recent past.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Stonier, G. W. (December 1934). "Who Once Eats Out of the Tin Bowl". The Fortnightly Review. p. 762. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "The World Outside". Kirkus Reviews. 1 November 1934. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Gürgen, Hannes (2019). "3.3 Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt (1934)". In Gustav Frank; Stefan Scherer (eds.). Hans-Fallada-Handbuch (in German). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. pp. 305–317. doi:10.1515/9783110282146-027. ISBN 978-3-11-028214-6.
- ^ Williams, Jenny (2012). More Lives than One: A Biography of Hans Fallada. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780241952689.
- ^ Schönfeld, Christiane (2023). The History of German Literature on Film. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 447. ISBN 9781628923759.
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