Marriage in Philippsburg

Marriage in Philippsburg

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]}

Plot

The young man Hans Beumann leaves the countryside to try his luck in the city of Philippsburg (a fictionalized version of Stuttgart). ^[1]

Reception

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]

Adaptation

Stephan Kimmig wrote a play based on the novel that premiered at the Schauspiel Stuttgart in 2017. ^[4]

References

1. Agazzi, Elena (2013). "Martin Walser: Ehen in Phillipsburg (1957)". In Agazzi, Elena; Schütz, Erhard (eds.). Handbuch Nachkriegskultur. Literatur, Sachbuch und Film in Deutschland (1945–1962) (in German). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. pp. 494–496. doi:10.1515/9783110221404.494. ISBN   9783110221398.
2. Westphal, Bärbel (2015). "Affären und Karrieren – Familienbildung im Wirtschaftswunderjahrzehnt in der Bundesrepublik: Martin Walsers Roman Ehen in Philippsburg". Moderna språk (in German). 109 (1). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
3. S (26 November 1957). "Martin Walser: »Ehen in Philippsburg«". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
4. Spiegel, Hubert (23 March 2017). "Feierbiester im Wirtschaftswunderland". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2023.