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]
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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 |
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.