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How German Is It

by Walter Abish

First published 1980

About the book

Ulrich Hargenau testifies against fellow members of a German terrorist group in order to save himself and his wife, Paula, and contemplates the nature of his German heritage.

Prizes

  1. 1981
    PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
    Winner

About the author

Walter Abish, 1931–2022, United States.

Subjects

Catalogue record

Author
Abish, Walter, 1931–2022
Statement
How German Is It / Walter Abish.

Book facts

ISBN
978-0-8112-0775-1
3 more ISBNs
  • 978-0-8112-0776-8
  • 978-0-571-13007-8
  • 978-0-85635-396-3
Records
Open Library Wikidata

Catalogue data checked 3 October 2026

PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 1981 finalists

Same country and decade

United States · 1980s