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Λύκος ανάμεσα σε λύκους Α' τόμος
Βερολίνο, 1923: ο τρελός πληθωρισμός οδηγεί τα μεσαία στρώματα στα πρόθυρα της πείνας. Η επιθετικότητα της ακροδεξιάς μεγαλώνει. Ο νεαρός Βόλφγκανγκ Πάγκελ, αξιωματικός στον Α’ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο, άνεργος πλέον, προσπαθεί να επιβιώσει ρισκάροντας τα πάντα στο καζίνο και στη ζωή.
Το αριστούργημα του hans Fallada πρώτη φορά στα ελληνικά.
Το αριστούργημα του hans Fallada πρώτη φορά στα ελληνικά.
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808 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1937
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Hans Fallada
219 books768 followersHans Fallada, born Rudolf Wilhelm Adolf Ditzen in Greifswald, was one of the most famous German writers of the 20th century. His novel, Little Man, What Now? is generally considered his most famous work and is a classic of German literature. Fallada's pseudonym derives from a combination of characters found in the Grimm fairy tales: The protagonist of Lucky Hans and a horse named Falada in The Goose Girl.
He was the child of a magistrate on his way to becoming a supreme court judge and a mother from a middle-class background, both of whom shared an enthusiasm for music and to a lesser extent, literature. Jenny Williams notes in her biography, More Lives than One that Fallada's father would often read aloud to his children the works authors including Shakespeare and Schiller (Williams, 5).
In 1899 when Fallada was 6, his father relocated the family to Berlin following the first of several promotions he would receive. Fallada had a very difficult time upon first entering school in 1901. As a result, he immersed himself in books, eschewing literature more in line with his age for authors including Flaubert, Dostoyevsky, and Dickens. In 1909 the family relocated to Leipzig following his father's appointment to the Imperial Supreme Court.
A rather severe road accident in 1909 (he was run over by a horse-drawn cart, then kicked in the face by the horse) and the contraction of typhoid in 1910 seem to mark a turning point in Fallada's life and the end of his relatively care-free youth. His adolescent years were characterized by increasing isolation and self-doubt, compounded by the lingering effects of these ailments. In addition, his life-long drug problems were born of the pain-killing medications he was taking as the result of his injuries. These issues manifested themselves in multiple suicide attempts. In 1911 he made a pact with his close friend, Hanns Dietrich, to stage a duel to mask their suicides, feeling that the duel would be seen as more honorable. Because of both boys' inexperience with weapons, it was a bungled affair. Dietrich missed Fallada, but Fallada did not miss Dietrich, killing him. Fallada was so distraught that he picked up Dietrich's gun and shot himself in the chest, but miraculously survived. Nonetheless, the death of his friend ensured his status as an outcast from society. Although he was found innocent of murder by way of insanity, from this point on he would serve multiple stints in mental institutions. At one of these institutions, he was assigned to work in a farmyard, thus beginning his lifelong affinity for farm culture.
While in a sanatorium, Fallada took to translation and poetry, albeit unsuccessfully, before finally breaking ground as a novelist in 1920 with the publication of his first book Young Goedeschal. During this period he also struggled with morphine addiction, and the death of his younger brother in the first World War.
In the wake of the war, Fallada worked several farmhand and other agricultural jobs in order to support himself and finance his growing drug addictions. Before the war, Fallada relied on his father for financial support while writing; after the German defeat he was no longer able, nor willing, to depend on his father's assistance. Shortly after the publication of Anton and Gerda, Fallada reported to prison in Greiswald to serve a 6-month sentence for stealing grain from his employer and selling it to support his drug habit. Less than 3 years later, in 1926, Fallada again found himself imprisoned as a result of a drug and alcohol-fueled string of thefts from employers. In February 1928 he finally emerged free of addiction.
Fallada married Suse Issel in 1929 and maintained a string of respectable jobs in journalism, working for newspapers and eventually for the publisher of his novels, Rowohlt. It is around this time that his novels became noticeably political and started to comment
He was the child of a magistrate on his way to becoming a supreme court judge and a mother from a middle-class background, both of whom shared an enthusiasm for music and to a lesser extent, literature. Jenny Williams notes in her biography, More Lives than One that Fallada's father would often read aloud to his children the works authors including Shakespeare and Schiller (Williams, 5).
In 1899 when Fallada was 6, his father relocated the family to Berlin following the first of several promotions he would receive. Fallada had a very difficult time upon first entering school in 1901. As a result, he immersed himself in books, eschewing literature more in line with his age for authors including Flaubert, Dostoyevsky, and Dickens. In 1909 the family relocated to Leipzig following his father's appointment to the Imperial Supreme Court.
A rather severe road accident in 1909 (he was run over by a horse-drawn cart, then kicked in the face by the horse) and the contraction of typhoid in 1910 seem to mark a turning point in Fallada's life and the end of his relatively care-free youth. His adolescent years were characterized by increasing isolation and self-doubt, compounded by the lingering effects of these ailments. In addition, his life-long drug problems were born of the pain-killing medications he was taking as the result of his injuries. These issues manifested themselves in multiple suicide attempts. In 1911 he made a pact with his close friend, Hanns Dietrich, to stage a duel to mask their suicides, feeling that the duel would be seen as more honorable. Because of both boys' inexperience with weapons, it was a bungled affair. Dietrich missed Fallada, but Fallada did not miss Dietrich, killing him. Fallada was so distraught that he picked up Dietrich's gun and shot himself in the chest, but miraculously survived. Nonetheless, the death of his friend ensured his status as an outcast from society. Although he was found innocent of murder by way of insanity, from this point on he would serve multiple stints in mental institutions. At one of these institutions, he was assigned to work in a farmyard, thus beginning his lifelong affinity for farm culture.
While in a sanatorium, Fallada took to translation and poetry, albeit unsuccessfully, before finally breaking ground as a novelist in 1920 with the publication of his first book Young Goedeschal. During this period he also struggled with morphine addiction, and the death of his younger brother in the first World War.
In the wake of the war, Fallada worked several farmhand and other agricultural jobs in order to support himself and finance his growing drug addictions. Before the war, Fallada relied on his father for financial support while writing; after the German defeat he was no longer able, nor willing, to depend on his father's assistance. Shortly after the publication of Anton and Gerda, Fallada reported to prison in Greiswald to serve a 6-month sentence for stealing grain from his employer and selling it to support his drug habit. Less than 3 years later, in 1926, Fallada again found himself imprisoned as a result of a drug and alcohol-fueled string of thefts from employers. In February 1928 he finally emerged free of addiction.
Fallada married Suse Issel in 1929 and maintained a string of respectable jobs in journalism, working for newspapers and eventually for the publisher of his novels, Rowohlt. It is around this time that his novels became noticeably political and started to comment
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October 8, 2021
Χίλιες πεντακόσιες σελίδες αργότερα κι αυτός ο Φάλαντα μου θύμισε περισσότερο μυθιστόρημα του 19 αιώνα παρά ένα βιβλίο που χει γραφτεί την δεκαετία του είκοσι του εικοστού. Όχι ότι κάτι τέτοιο θα μπορούσε να προκύψει από την εποχή στην οποία διαδραματίζεται. Μια Γερμανία να μετράει τις πληγές του Α' Παγκοσμίου, να περνάει βαθιά οικονομική κρίση με έναν τρομακτικό πληθωρισμό να διαλύει την κοινωνία και τον ναζισμό να κάνει τα πρώτα του βήματα. Ο Φάλαντα περιγράφει την εποχή του με ανατριχιαστική ακρίβεια δίνοντας στον αναγνώστη το ανάγλυφό της με χαρακτήρες από διάφορα κοινωνικά στρώματα. Περισσότερα εδώ: https://spirosglykas.blogspot.com/202...
May 3, 2021
Η συντροφιά μου πριν και μετά τον θάνατο του μπαμπά μου. Όσο δύσκολο ήταν τις μέρες εκείνες να διαβάσω, τόσο περισσότερο εκτίμησα την αναμονή και συντροφικότητα του βιβλίου. Πόσο ευγενικά και διακριτικά με περίμενε να το πιάσω στα χέρια μου. Πόσες φορές το πήγα και το έφερα χωρίς να το διαβάζω, άλλοτε πάλι διαβάζοντας λίγες σελίδες, μέχρι που, τελικά, μετά από τρεις μήνες βρήκα την ικμάδα δύναμης που χρειάστηκα για να ξανά απολαύσω την ανάγνωση, μια υπόθεση που έγινε πιο εξέχουσα αφού πρόκειται για βιβλίο του Φάλαντα, του συγγραφέα που ξέρω μόνο από το «Και τώρα, ανθρωπάκο;». Εξέχουσα και ιδιαίτερη χάρη στην ανθρωπιά που με κέρασε ο Φάλαντα, στη στοργικότατα και στην αμερόληπτη αγάπη του για τους καταφρονεμένους, στην πίστη του σε μια ελπίδα υποφώσκουσα σε δυσοίωνα και καταπιεστικά γεγονότα, στην πραότητα και ευλάβεια της τέχνης με την οποία κεντάει τους χαρακτήρες του. Τον ξέρω τόσο λίγο, που είναι αρκετό για πάντα. Αυτό είναι το βαθύ κίνητρο της ανάγνωσης, η επιμήκυνση της στιγμής στο διηνεκές, η επαναφορά στα άγνωστα πια αλλοτινά κέντρα μας που συγγραφείς σαν τον Φάλαντα ανοίγουν τις πύλες εισόδου τους
June 16, 2021
Ένα καταπληκτικό βιβλίο που άνετα ξαναξεκίναγα να διαβάζω μόλις γύρισα την τελευταία σελίδα! Σκοπεύω αν είμαι καλά να απολαύσω και δεύτερη φορά σύντομα. Μου πήρε περίπου 3 μήνες να τελειώσω γιατί το διάβαζα πολύ αργά αλλά ούτε μια φορά δεν βαρέθηκα ή δεν είπα άστο να πάει στο καλό. Το ρούφαγα σαν το παλιό, καλό, μεστωμένο κρασί. Υποκλίνομαι στην εξυπνάδα αυτού του ανθρώπου, στο καυστικό του χιούμορ, στην ειρωνεία, στην διαύγεια πνεύματος, παρά την εξάρτησή του από το αλκοόλ. Θυμίζει πολύ φαρσοκωμωδία και σε ένα σημείο αλλάζει ξαφνικά και γίνεται σύγχρονο θρίλερ, τόσο που χρειάστηκε να υπενθυμίσω στον εαυτό μου ότι δεν γράφτηκε τον 21 αιώνα αλλά το 1937. Διαβάζοντάς το, εκτός από το ότι διασκεδάζει κανείς με τα ευτράπελα τα οποία στην ουσία είναι τραγικά αλλά περιγράφονται διακωμωδούμενα από ένα ταλέντο στην περιγραφή, μαθαίνει τόσες ανήκουστες λεπτομέρειες για την ζωή σε κείνες τις τραγικές εποχές και τις συνέπειες στον ψυχισμό και στις μετέπειτα επιλογές των ανθρώπων. Φτάνεις μέχρι να καταλαβαίνεις πλήρως γιατί ψηφίστηκε ο Χίτλερ του οποίου το όνομα τόσο πολύ έξυπνα δεν αναφέρεται ποτέ στο βιβλίο, εξάλλου δεν χρειάζεται γιατί το όνομα δεν έχει καμιά σημασία. Αρκεί να ειπωθεί το και μετά ήρθε ένας άνθρωπος…..
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September 1, 2025
Money does Not Buy Happiness by Hans Fallada
In Romanian – Banii Nu Fac Doua Parale
There is a challenge – the writer of this work is acclaimed and rather well known.
But what I heard this morning and enjoyed is translated in Romanian along the lines of Money do Not Buy Happiness…
The problem is I could not find any title under the name of Hans Fallada that would even remotely resemble the Romanian adaptation.
After trying in vain to find the original title, I am resigned to just add a new book with the Romanian heading.
I enjoyed it and this makes the effort worth it.
The message of the play is meaningful and the reader (or listener) will be able to learn from the tale of the young couple at the center of plot.
Max and Karla are announced that they have inherited an immense fortune and that sounds great, unless you have read positive psychology.
Studies have shown that people have a base level of happiness and they tend to return to it after fortunate and traumatizing events.
In other words, if you win the lottery, chances are you will be happier for a few months and then return to the level you experienced before the win.
Daniel Gilbert, in Stumbling Upon Happiness explains how we adapt to the events that we think will make us happy and to those that we assume that will keep us down.
Along the same lines, you can read about this in The Myths of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky.
Returning to our couple, with the inheritance, they have received a letter from the dead uncle, who explains in amusing terms:
- The inheritance will present you with many problems…your friends will be upset, people will chase you for your money, and employees will steal and so on…
Indeed, there are many challenges and stumbling blocks which need to be turned into stepping stones.
One friend is asking for money necessary for experiments- he wants to use water in microscopes which will become affordable for everyone. But the tests fail.
There is an issue regarding tax, for it seems that a large fortune means a huge tax bill, which rich people try to avoid.
When they arrive at the castle, the servants offer some other humorous remarks:
- Sir, when I am working I am called Hans and when I am off duty, you may call me Mr. Stein
- I looked for your black tie outfit…
- I do not have one and what is that noise?
- They announce that dinner is served…
Soon, the money is spent on gadgets and things. A new sports car is acquired and called “Satan”.
Max is falling prey to new rich vices, even if not all of them can be associated with every nouveau rich.
He starts visiting bars and getting drunk. Then he meets a younger woman, who is the daughter of a nearby former aristocrat.
The feud between the dead uncle and the aristocrat has lead the latter into financial straits, made worse by a reckless son.
Tensions grow between Hans and Karla and the former is getting somewhat mixed up with the young neighbor.
Hans is exiled to a small part of the castle, with control of the estate submitted to Karla, who has a generous plan.
She wants to build houses for the poor, who would have control over them, but not without some complications.
There are some more funny moments, one of which takes place when the neighbor comes to convince Hans to divorce and marry his daughter.
I liked the adaptation, which has a poignant message
Money does not buy happiness
Albeit studies show that poverty, homelessness cannot be associated with happiness.
After one has an income of $ 2,000- $ 5,000 per month (figures vary according to region, purchasing power parity and so on) more money do not translate into significant increases in happiness.
You can listen to this online at:
http://e-povesti.ro/povesti_audio/han...
In Romanian – Banii Nu Fac Doua Parale
There is a challenge – the writer of this work is acclaimed and rather well known.
But what I heard this morning and enjoyed is translated in Romanian along the lines of Money do Not Buy Happiness…
The problem is I could not find any title under the name of Hans Fallada that would even remotely resemble the Romanian adaptation.
After trying in vain to find the original title, I am resigned to just add a new book with the Romanian heading.
I enjoyed it and this makes the effort worth it.
The message of the play is meaningful and the reader (or listener) will be able to learn from the tale of the young couple at the center of plot.
Max and Karla are announced that they have inherited an immense fortune and that sounds great, unless you have read positive psychology.
Studies have shown that people have a base level of happiness and they tend to return to it after fortunate and traumatizing events.
In other words, if you win the lottery, chances are you will be happier for a few months and then return to the level you experienced before the win.
Daniel Gilbert, in Stumbling Upon Happiness explains how we adapt to the events that we think will make us happy and to those that we assume that will keep us down.
Along the same lines, you can read about this in The Myths of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky.
Returning to our couple, with the inheritance, they have received a letter from the dead uncle, who explains in amusing terms:
- The inheritance will present you with many problems…your friends will be upset, people will chase you for your money, and employees will steal and so on…
Indeed, there are many challenges and stumbling blocks which need to be turned into stepping stones.
One friend is asking for money necessary for experiments- he wants to use water in microscopes which will become affordable for everyone. But the tests fail.
There is an issue regarding tax, for it seems that a large fortune means a huge tax bill, which rich people try to avoid.
When they arrive at the castle, the servants offer some other humorous remarks:
- Sir, when I am working I am called Hans and when I am off duty, you may call me Mr. Stein
- I looked for your black tie outfit…
- I do not have one and what is that noise?
- They announce that dinner is served…
Soon, the money is spent on gadgets and things. A new sports car is acquired and called “Satan”.
Max is falling prey to new rich vices, even if not all of them can be associated with every nouveau rich.
He starts visiting bars and getting drunk. Then he meets a younger woman, who is the daughter of a nearby former aristocrat.
The feud between the dead uncle and the aristocrat has lead the latter into financial straits, made worse by a reckless son.
Tensions grow between Hans and Karla and the former is getting somewhat mixed up with the young neighbor.
Hans is exiled to a small part of the castle, with control of the estate submitted to Karla, who has a generous plan.
She wants to build houses for the poor, who would have control over them, but not without some complications.
There are some more funny moments, one of which takes place when the neighbor comes to convince Hans to divorce and marry his daughter.
I liked the adaptation, which has a poignant message
Money does not buy happiness
Albeit studies show that poverty, homelessness cannot be associated with happiness.
After one has an income of $ 2,000- $ 5,000 per month (figures vary according to region, purchasing power parity and so on) more money do not translate into significant increases in happiness.
You can listen to this online at:
http://e-povesti.ro/povesti_audio/han...
January 4, 2025
Ο Fallada είμαι μάστορας του ψυχογραφήματος. Εξαιρετική η αποτύπωση των ψυχολογικών μεταπτώσεων του κάθε προσώπου.
February 2, 2025
Όλη η ανθρώπινη ψυχή στις σελίδες αυτού του βιβλίου!!!
January 18, 2022
Τι να πεις για τον Fallada; Τον γνώρισα από το «Και τώρα, ανθρωπάκο;» (διάβασα την έκδοση Gutenberg) και συνέχισα με το «Λύκος Ανάμεσα σε Λύκους». Τα έχω λατρέψει και τα δύο, εννοώντας ότι τα διάβασα με μια ανάσα, ακόμα και το δεύτερο που είναι βιβλίο δύο τόμων. (less)
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