The Train Was On Time

By Heinrich Boll
Afterword by William T. Vollmann
Translated by Leila Vennewitz

By Heinrich Boll

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    About The Train Was On Time

    Heinrich Böll’s taut and haunting first novel tells the story of twenty-four-year-old Private Andreas as he journeys on a troop train across the German countryside to the Eastern front. Trapped, he knows that Hitler has already lost the war … yet he is suddenly galvanized by the thought that he is on the way to his death.
     
    As the train hurtles on, he riffs through prayers and memories, talks with other soldiers about what they’ve been through, and gazes desperately out the window at his country racing away. With mounting suspense, Andreas is gripped by one thought over all: Is there a way to defy his fate?

    About The Train Was On Time

    Heinrich Böll’s taut and haunting first novel tells the story of twenty-four-year-old Private Andreas as he journeys on a troop train across the German countryside to the Eastern front. Trapped, he knows that Hitler has already lost the war … yet he is suddenly galvanized by the thought that he is on the way to his death.
     
    As the train hurtles on, he riffs through prayers and memories, talks with other soldiers about what they’ve been through, and gazes desperately out the window at his country racing away. With mounting suspense, Andreas is gripped by one thought over all: Is there a way to defy his fate?

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    “Böll has feelingly symbolized a guilty Germany doing pennace for its sins through suffering and death.”–TIme

    Product Details

    Paperback
    Published by Melville House
    Mar 18, 2011 | 144 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9781935554325

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    Published by Melville House
    Apr 05, 2011 | 128 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9781935554950

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