Wolf Among Wolves
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| Author | Hans Fallada |
|---|---|
| Original title | Wolf unter Wölfen |
| Translator | Philip Owens |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Rowohlt Verlag |
| Publication date | 1937 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1938 |
Wolf Among Wolves (German title: Wolf unter Wölfen) is a 1937 novel by the German writer Hans Fallada.
Plot
[edit]This novel has a large cast of characters and portrays post-World War I Germany. It begins in Berlin 1923 and describes the collapse of the German economy which led to rioting, starvation and widespread unemployment.
Publication
[edit]Wolf Among Wolves was first published in 1937 by Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Berlin.[1] Its first unabridged translation into English by Philip Owens was published in 1938.
Adapations
[edit]In 1965 it was adapted into the East German television series Wolf Among Wolves starring Armin Mueller-Stahl.
The novel was the basis for the opera Wolf unter Wölfen by Søren Nils Eichberg, which premiered at Theater Koblenz on 23 November 2019.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Wilkes, Geoff (2002). Hans Fallada's Crisis Novels, 1931-1947. P. Lang. pp. 63–79. ISBN 9780820459417. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ↑ Falentin, Andreas (22 November 2019). "Kritik: Sören Nils Eichberg: Wolf unter Wölfen | Koblenz". Die Deutsche Bühne (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2026.
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