What's to Become of the Boy? (9 page)

—Bill Bryson,
The New York Times Book Review

THE SAFETY NET

Translated by Leila Vennewitz / Introduction by Salman Rushdie

978-1-935554-31-8 | $16.95 / $19.95
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“The strongest response to modern terrorism by a serious novelist; an artful, gripping novel.” —
Kirkus Reviews

THE TRAIN WAS ON TIME

Translated by Leila Vennewitz / Afterword by William T. Vollmann

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“Böll has feelingly symbolized a guilty Germany doing penance for its sins through suffering and death.” —
Time

GROUP PORTRAIT WITH LADY

Translated by Leila Vennewitz

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“His most grandly conceived [novel] … the magnum opus which so far crowns his work.”

—The Nobel Prize Committee

WHAT’S TO BECOME OF THE BOY? OR, SOMETHING TO DO WITH BOOKS

Translated by Leila Vennewitz / Introduction by Anne Applebaum

978-1-61219-001-3 | $14.95 / $16.95
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“The depth of Böll’s vision into the human soul can be breathtaking.” —
The Washington Post

COLLECTED STORIES

Translated by Leila Vennewitz and Breon Mitchell

978-1-61219-002-0 | $29.95 / $34.00
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“This is a most impressive collection, confirming Böll’s standing as one of the best writers of our time. It would form an admirable introduction to his work for those who don’t yet know it. It is the work of affirmation, for it proclaims the values of humanity and the unquenchable vitality of the spirit.” —
The Scotsman

Table of Contents

About the Author

Other Books by This Author

Copyright

Contents

Introduction by Anne Applebaum

Dedication

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18