The Drinker (German: Der Trinker) is a novel by German writer Hans Fallada, first published posthumously in 1950.
Fallada began the novel in 1944, when he was imprisoned in a criminal asylum for the attempted murder of his wife. It is autobiographical, in diary form, and tells the story of a man in the grip of alcohol. Beryl Bainbridge called it "both shocking and original".[1] Fallada wrote the manuscript in code, so as to encrypt the contents of the manuscript against detection by asylum staff and officials.[2]
- ^ "How did we miss these?". The Observer. London. 2007-09-02. p. 5 (Review). Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ^ Books, Melville House (March 2009). The Drinker » Melville House Books. Melville House Books.
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