 Original German language cover, Ehen in Philippsburg | |
| Author | Martin Walser |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ehen in Philippsburg |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Suhrkamp Verlag |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1960 |
| Pages | 419 |
Marriage in Philippsburg (German : Ehen in Philippsburg), also published in English as The Gadarene Club, is the debut novel of the German writer Martin Walser, published in 1957. [1] [2]
The young man Hans Beumann leaves the countryside to try his luck in the city of Philippsburg (a fictionalized version of Stuttgart). [1]
Der Spiegel said Walser describes the phrases and power struggles of contemporary careerists "with sincere astonishment, but without reformatory zeal", exhibiting a "fair, albeit resigned disaffection". [3]
The novel was awarded the Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis. [1]
Stephan Kimmig wrote a play based on the novel that premiered at the Schauspiel Stuttgart in 2017. [4]
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