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ⓘ About Heinrich Boll
Heinrich Boll was one of the foremost authors of Germany during the post-World War II era. He was the winner of the 1967 Georg Buchner Prize as well as the 1972 Nobel Prize for Literature. Boll had penned numerous standalone novels, short story collections, nonfiction books, and travel stories in his career. Some of his best-known works include The Bread of Those Early Years, Billiards at Half Past Nine, The Clown, The Safety Net, The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, and a few others. There have been translations of his work into more than thirty different languages. Even today, he is regarded as one of the most widely read writers of Germany.
All Book Series by Heinrich Boll
Doktor Murkes Gesammeltes Schweigen and Other Stories
Book 5 of 8 · published 1984
The Collected Stories of Heinrich Böll
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2011
What's to Become of the Boy?
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1981
Anti-Story: An Anthology of Experimental Fiction
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1971
Flash Fiction: 72 Very Short Stories
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1992
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Heinrich Boll?
Heinrich Boll was one of the foremost authors of Germany during the post-World War II era. He was the winner of the 1967 Georg Buchner Prize as well as the 1972 Nobel Prize for Literature. Boll had penned numerous standalone novels, short story collections, nonfiction books, and travel stories in his career.
Which Heinrich Boll series should I start with?
Heinrich Boll's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Train Was On Time (1949).
How many books has Heinrich Boll written?
Heinrich Boll has 31 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1949 and 2011. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Short Story Collections and Non-Fiction.
In what order should Heinrich Boll's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 31 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Heinrich Boll's books organised into series?
This guide splits Heinrich Boll's 31 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (18 books); Short Story Collections (8 books); Non-Fiction (3 books); Anthologies (2 books).