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The novel's protagonist is a Germanist, Dr. Jakob Fabian, who works as a copywriter. The first chapters of the novel deal with Fabian's confrontation with the immorality of Berlin nightlife; he visits brothels, underworld taverns, and artists' studios.
The novel tells the story of Jacob Fabian, 32, and with a weak heart, a college graduate from a poor family unhappily employed at an advertising agency promoting the sale of cigarettes. He is a loner, single, and lives in a cheap rooming house.
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Jan 1, 1993 · Originally published in German in 1931 and in an expurgated English translation in 1932, this novel is the tale of Jacob Fabian, a Berlin advertising copywriter doomed in the context of economic, ethical, and political collapse by his characteristic mixture of detachment and decency.
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- Erich Kästner
- Erich Kastner, Cyrus Brooks, Rodney Livingstone
Jun 28, 2019 · Fabian : the story of a moralist. by. Kästner, Erich, 1899-1974. Publication date. 1993. Publisher. Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press. Collection. trent_university; internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
Originally published in German in 1931 and in an expurgated English translation in 1932, this novel is the tale of Jacob Fabian, a Berlin advertising copywriter doomed in the context of...
Fabian: The Story of a Moralist. Erich Kästner. Libris, 1990 - Fiction - 177 pages. First published in German in 1931, the first English edition of this book was published in 1932 by...
Fabian: The Story of a Moralist : Kastner, Erich, Kaestner, Erich, Livingstone, Rodney, Brooks, C.: Amazon.sg: Books
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- Erich Kastner, Erich Kaestner
