Child of all nations

Irmgard Keun

Original title: Kind aller Länder

earliest edition we have, 1981 Penguin, 2009 paperback 176 pages

"In this [...] novel, some of the great themes of 1930s Europe are refracted through the eyes of a child who is both naive and wise beyond her years. Irrepressible Kully, her charming, freckless father and her nervy, fragile mother are brought to life through Irmgard Keun's fast-paced prose. Published in German in 1938, Child of all nations is permeated by the threat of war and paints a fascinating picture of the Ger...

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Editions we hold

Kind van alle landen paperback · 2019 · Lebowski · 158 pages · 9789048845644
Kind aller Länder hardcover · 2016 · Kiepenheuer & Witsch GmbH · 9783462048971
Child of All Nations paperback · 2009 · Penguin · 176 pages · 9780141188454
Child of All Nations edition · 2009 · Penguin Books, Limited · 9780141908823
Child of all nations edition · 2008 · Penguin Classics · 194 pages · 9780713999075
Child of all nations edition · 2008 · Overlook Press · 194 pages · 9781590200995
Kind aller Länder edition · 1989 · DTV
Kind aller Länder paperback · 1981 · Claassen Verlag · 211 pages · 9783546453691

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