The Hothouse: A Novel - Softcover

Koeppen, Wolfgang

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393323269 ISBN 13: 9780393323269

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2002

Synopsis

"A recovered masterpiece....Remarkable as a sidelong, searing appraisal of the legacy of the Nazi years."―Publishers Weekly, starred review

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Wolfgang Koeppen's (1906-1996) The Hothouse was named one of the Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year and a New York Times Notable Book.

The poet Michael Hofmann has won numerous prizes for his German translations.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0393323269
• ISBN 13: 9780393323269
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222