Little Man, What Now?

Hans Fallada

Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited, 1983 - Fiction - 383 pages

"This classic 1933 novel provides a vivid picture of life in Germany just before Hitler's takeover and focuses on the lives of a young married couple who struggle to survive in the country's nightmarish economic atmosphere. Fallada captures the turmoil that engulfs Johannes and Bunny Pinneberg as they try to satisfy even their most basic needs in a society in total chaos from incredible, deadly inflation." -- Back cover.

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Review: Little Man, What Now?

User Review  - Stein - Goodreads

==About little cogs in the big wheel== To review this book must involve crediting its accurate portrayal of historical circumstances and Fallada's own personal background which strongly flavour this ...

Review: Little Man, What Now?

User Review  - James Coon - Goodreads

An excellent tales of a young couple during the Great Depression in Germany who are trying to start a life for themselves amid great economic hardships. This story should appeal to contemporary Americans who have experienced the Great Recession.

Contents

• Finneberg finds out something new about Bunny: 3
• Mother Morschel Herr Morschel Karl Morschel: 11
• A little conversation at night about love and money: 21

About the author

Hans Fallada is a pseudonym of Rudolf Ditzen, who was born in Greifswald, Germany, in 1893. Many of Fallada's works, including the posthumously published The Drinker, were about his life, which was rife with addictions and instability. Another subject of his works was his homeland Germany. Earlier works, including international bestseller Little Man, What Now?, show a Germany that would allow itself to become a Nazi nation under Hitler. Later works deal with the aftermath and guilt of this decision. He died on February 5, 1947, in Berlin.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Little Man, What Now?
• Author: Hans Fallada
• Edition: 3, reissue
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited, 1983
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: May 30, 2008
• ISBN: 0897330862, 9780897330862
• Length: 383 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Historical