The Silent Angel (novel)

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The Silent Angel
AuthorHeinrich Böll
Original titleDer Engel schwieg
TranslatorBreon Mitchell
LanguageGerman
PublisherKiepenheuer & Witsch
Publication date
1992
Publication placeGermany
Published in English
27 June 1994
Pages211
ISBN3-462-02214-8

The Silent Angel (German: Der Engel schwieg) is a novel by the German writer Heinrich Böll, written in 1950 and published in 1992. It is set at the end of World War II and follows a German soldier who goes to Cologne to deliver the will of a dead soldier to his widow. The Silent Angel was the first novel Böll wrote but not published until seven years after his death. It is an example of Trümmerliteratur.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. "The Silent Angel". Publishers Weekly. 30 May 1994. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. Filkins, Peter. "Fate in the Pocket of a Raincoat". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. Annan, Gabriele (17 November 1994). "The Blood of the Poor". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. "The Silent Angel". Kirkus Reviews. 15 April 1994. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

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