The Merowingians (novel)

The Merowingians or The Total Family (German: Die Merowinger oder Die totale Familie) is a 1962 novel by the Austrian writer Heimito von Doderer. It interweaves a contemporary family with the medieval Merovingian dynasty and is about a man who tries to create "the total family" by marrying his step-family members.[1][2][3] In 2018, Die Welt described the novel as "by far the funniest and strangest in the oeuvre of this highly funny and most strange author".[4]

The Merowingians
AuthorHeimito von Doderer
Original titleDie Merowinger
TranslatorVinal Binner
LanguageGerman
PublisherBiederstein Verlag [de]
Publication date
1962
Publication placeGermany
Published in English
1996
Pages368

The book was adapted into the 1981 film Die totale Familie [de].[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Packt ihn und zwackt ihn". Der Spiegel (in German). 29 January 1963. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Die Merowinger oder Die totale Familie" (in German). ORF. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ Docherty, Vincent John (1984). The reception of Heimito von Doderer as exemplified by the critics' response to Ein Mord den jeder Bericht and Die Merowinger (PhD). University of Glasgow. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ Scheck, Denis (28 February 2018). "Heimito von Doderer: „Die Merowinger"". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Die totale Familie". Filmarchiv Austria. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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