The Train Was On Time (18 page)

“His work reaches the highest level of creative originality and stylistic perfection.” —
The Daily Telegraph

THE CLOWN

Translated by Leila Vennewitz / Afterword by Scott Esposito 978-1-935554-17-2 | $16.95 / $19.95 CAN

“Moving … highly charged … filled with gentleness, high comic spirits, and human sympathy.”—
Christian Science Monitor

BILLIARDS AT HALF-PAST NINE

Translated by Patrick Bowles / Afterword by Jessa Crispin 978-1-935554-18-9 | $16.95 / $19.95 CAN

“The claim that Böll is the true successor to Thomas Mann can be defended by his novel
Billiards at Half-past Nine.”
—The Scotsman

IRISH JOURNAL

Translated by Leila Vennewitz / Afterword by Hugo Hamilton 978-1-935554-19-6 | $14.95 US / $16.95 CAN

“Irish Journal
has a beguiling … charm that perfectly suits the landscape and temperament of its subject.”
—Bill Bryson,
The New York Times Book Review

THE SAFETY NET

Translated by Leila Vennewitz / Introduction by Salman Rushdie 978-1-935554-31-8 | $16.95 US / $19.95 CAN

“The strongest response to modern terrorism by a serious novelist; an artful, gripping novel.” —
Kirkus Reviews

THE TRAIN WAS ON TIME

Translated by Leila Vennewitz / Afterword by William T. Vollmann 978-1-935554-32-5 | $14.95 / $16.95 CAN

“Böll has feelingly symbolized a guilty Germany doing penance for its sins through suffering and death.” —
Time

GROUP PORTRAIT WITH LADY

Translated by Leila Vennewitz 978-1-935554-33-2 | $18.95 / $21.50 CAN

“His most grandly conceived [novel] … the magnum opus which so far crowns his work.” —The Nobel Prize Committee

WHAT’S TO BECOME OF THE BOY? OR, SOMETHING TO DO WITH BOOKS

Translated by Leila Vennewitz / Introduction by Anne Applebaum 978-1-61219-001-3 | $14.95 US / $16.95 CAN

“The depth of Böll’s vision into the human soul can be breathtaking.”
—
The Washington Post

COLLECTED STORIES

Translations by Leila Vennewitz, Breon Mitchell, Patrick Bowles 978-1-61219-002-0 | $29.95 US / $34.00 CAN

“This is a most impressive collection, confirming Böll’s standing as one of the best writers of our time. It would form an admirable introduction to his work for those who don’t yet know it. It is the work of affirmation, for it proclaims the values of humanity and the unquenchable vitality of the spirit.”
—The Scotsman