Why Do You Wear a Cheap Watch?

Hans Fallada, Michael Hofmann

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Penguin
26 February 2018

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Short stories

Series: Penguin Modern

Fifty new books at e1 each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry

'It was what we call in the trade a potato...'

Tales of low-lifes and grifters trying to make ends meet in pre-War Germany

By: Hans Fallada
Translated by: Michael Hofmann
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 161mm, Width: 111mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 44g
ISBN: 9780241339244
ISBN 10: 0241339243
Series: Penguin Modern
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 26 February 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hans Fallada was born in Germany in 1893. His life was checkered by a failed adolescent suicide pact in which his friend died, addiction to morphine and alcohol, periods of incarceration in prison and mental hospitals, and brushes with the Nazi regime. His most famous novels include Little Man, What Now?, The Drinker and Alone in Berlin, written in 24 days. Fallada died weeks before its publication, in February 1947 in Berlin.