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The Train Was on Time (German: Der Zug war pünktlich) is a novella by German author Heinrich Böll. It was published by Friedrich Middelhauve Verlag in Cologne in 1949. The book is about a German soldier, Andreas, taking a train to Przemyśl in Poland. It was translated into English by Leila Vennewitz.
- Heinrich Böll, Richard Graves
- 1949
Heinrich Böll'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 battle on the Eastern front.
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Jul 22, 2019 · The train was on time. by. Böll, Heinrich, 1917-. Publication date. 1994. Topics. World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction. Publisher. Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press.
About The Train Was On Time. Heinrich Böll’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.
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Mar 18, 2011 · The Train Was On Time. Heinrich Boll. Melville House, Mar 18, 2011 - Fiction - 144 pages. Heinrich Böll’s taut and haunting first novel tells the story of twenty-four-year-old Private...
Apr 4, 2019 · After the war he enrolled at university, but dropped out to write about his shattering experiences as a soldier: The Train Was on Time was his first novel and he went on to become one of the most...
Summary. 'Böll's novel blows a stent in the human heart. . . It feels more necessary than ever.'. Anna Funder, from the introduction. 'This is the best book I have read this year; not by miles, but by whole astronomical units; I am stunned by it as if by a blow.
