Marriage in Philippsburg

Marriage in Philippsburg (German: Ehen in Philippsburg), also published in English as The Gadarene Club, is the debut novel of the German writer Martin Walser, published in 1957.^[1]^[2]

Plot

The young man Hans Beumann leaves the countryside to try his luck in the city of Philippsburg (a fictionalized version of Stuttgart).^[1]

Reception

Der Spiegel said Walser describes the phrases and power struggles of contemporary careerists "with sincere astonishment, but without reformatory zeal", exhibiting a "fair, albeit resigned disaffection".^[3]

The novel was awarded the Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis.^[1]

Adaptation

Stephan Kimmig wrote a play based on the novel that premiered at the Schauspiel Stuttgart in 2017.^[4]

References

123Agazzi, Elena (2013). "Martin Walser: Ehen in Phillipsburg (1957)". In Agazzi, Elena; Schütz, Erhard (eds.). Handbuch Nachkriegskultur. Literatur, Sachbuch und Film in Deutschland (1945–1962) (in German). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. pp. 494–496. doi:10.1515/9783110221404.494. ISBN 9783110221398.
↑Westphal, Bärbel (2015). "Affären und Karrieren – Familienbildung im Wirtschaftswunderjahrzehnt in der Bundesrepublik: Martin Walsers Roman Ehen in Philippsburg". Moderna språk (in German). 109 (1). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
↑S (26 November 1957). "Martin Walser: »Ehen in Philippsburg«". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
↑Spiegel, Hubert (23 March 2017). "Feierbiester im Wirtschaftswunderland". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[:1-1] 123Agazzi, Elena (2013). "Martin Walser: Ehen in Phillipsburg (1957)". In Agazzi, Elena; Schütz, Erhard (eds.). Handbuch Nachkriegskultur. Literatur, Sachbuch und Film in Deutschland (1945–1962) (in German). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. pp. 494–496. doi:10.1515/9783110221404.494. ISBN 9783110221398.

[2] Westphal, Bärbel (2015). "Affären und Karrieren – Familienbildung im Wirtschaftswunderjahrzehnt in der Bundesrepublik: Martin Walsers Roman Ehen in Philippsburg". Moderna språk (in German). 109 (1). Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[3] S (26 November 1957). "Martin Walser: »Ehen in Philippsburg«". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[4] Spiegel, Hubert (23 March 2017). "Feierbiester im Wirtschaftswunderland". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2023.

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Plot

Reception

Adaptation

References

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Martin Walser

Stuttgart

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