The safety net

Heinrich Böll

Original title: Fürsorgliche Belagerung / The Safety Net

first published 1981 Northwestern University Press, 1995 313 pages

European classics

At the center of a terrorized society buttressed by oppressive police protection and surveillance is the Tolm family, Fritz, the father, the elected head of the Association, and the children, part of the counter-culture.

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The safety net edition · 1995 · Northwestern University Press · 313 pages
The safety net edition · 1983 · Penguin · 313 pages
The safety net edition · 1982 · Knopf · 313 pages

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