The Train Was on Time, Paperback
Descriere
Heinrich Boll'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?
Despre autor
Heinrich Theodor Böll a fost unul dintre cei mai proeminenți scriitori germani de după cel de-Al Doilea Război Mondial. Romancier și dramaturg, Heinrich Böll a fost laureat al Premiului Nobel pentru Literatură în 1972.
