"And he did not say a single word" ( him. Und sagte kein einziges Wort ) - a novel by German writer Heinrich Böll , published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in 1953 . The novel describes the life of a large family couple in the post-war period in Germany, who lives in absolute poverty in a cramped room and struggles for the preservation of her love in spite of everything.
| And did not say a single word | |
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| Und sagte kein einziges wort | |
 Cover of the first edition of the novel | |
| Genre | novel |
| Author | Heinrich Böll |
| Original language | Deutsch |
| Date of writing | |
| Date of first publication | |
| Publisher | Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Köln Berlin 1953 |
Story
The couple Fred and Kate live separately for two months due to the fact that Fred is sick with alcoholism and cannot control the outbreaks of his aggression. Fred is annoyed by the narrowness of the room in which Kate lives with three children, the noise and squalor of this dwelling. The couple receives little financial support from the hostess of the room, the extremely religious Mrs. Franke, who has excellent relations with the local clergy, who formally perform all church rituals, but in their lives turn out to be callous and insensitive to their neighbors. The novel begins on Saturday, September 30 and ends two days later. The main storyline is the preparation for the meeting between Fred and Kate and the meeting itself, which pushes Kate, who is pregnant with the fourth child, to the decision to end the relationship. However, the occasional “collision” on the street opens Fred’s eyes and forces him to return to the apartment and family.
Translated in Russian
- Boll G. And did not say a single word ... : Roman. - Per. L. Chernoy and D. Melnikova; Preface L. Kopeleva. - M .: Publishing House of Foreign Literature , 1957. - 163 p.
- Boll G. And did not say a single word ... : Roman. / Bread of an early age: Tale / Trans. with him. L. Chernoy and D. Melnikova; [Int. article L. Kopelev]. . - M .: Publishing house inostr. lit., 1959. - 253 s.
- Boll G. And did not say a single word ... : Roman. - Per. L. Chernoy and D. Melnikova. Bread of an early age: A Tale. Per. M. Rudnitsky. - Novosibirsk : Det. lit .: Sib. Separation, 1991. - 272 p. Circulation 200 000 copies. ISBN 5-08-007476-0
- Böll G. And he did not say a single word : Billiards at half past nine; In the eyes of a clown: Novels / [Trans. with him. L. Black]. - M .: Eksmo-press, 2000. - 608 s .; ISBN 5-04-004831-9 (Twentieth Century)
- Heinrich Böll und sagte kein einziges Wort ; comments and dictionary T. V. Ryapinoy. - M .: Iris-press, 2004. - 315 pp .: il .; ISBN 5-8112-0769-7 (Read in original: Deutsch)