Billiards at Half-Past Nine

Heinrich Böll

Original title: Billard um halb zehn

Translated by P. Bowles first published 1959 Calder & Boyars, 1976 paperback 256 pages

Knaur Taschenbuch — book 8

After being drawn into the Second World War to command retreating German forces despite his anti-Nazi feelings, Faehmel struggles to re-establish a normal life at war's end by creating a rigorous routine for himself, which includes a daily game of billiards.

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P. Bowles 1 printing we hold · 1976 · Calder & Boyars

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Editions we hold

Billard um halb zehn paperback · 1995 · Distribooks Int'l+inc · 327 pages · 9783423009911
Billiards at Half-Past Nine (Penguin Classics) paperback · 1994 · Penguin Classics · 288 pages · 9780140187243
Billiards at Half Past Nine hardcover · 1983 · Peter Smith Pub Inc · 9780844660561
Billiards at Half-Past Nine edition · 1983 · Avon Books (Mm) · 9780380002801
Billiards at half past nine paperback · 1976 · Calder & Boyars · 256 pages · 9780714501246
Billard um halb zehn edition · 1973 · Droemer Knaur · 212 pages
Billiards at half past nine paperback · 1965 · Signet · 9780451027405
Billiards at Half-Past Nine hardcover · 1962 · McGraw-Hill · 280 pages · 9780070064010

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