by Martin Walser · Suhrkamp · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783518377093
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«Ehen in Philippsburg» is Martin Walser's satirical novel, published by Suhrkamp in paperback (343 pages, in German).
Set in the fictional city of Philippsburg, the novel follows several characters in their married and professional lives and portrays postwar Germany. Through realistic situations and an ironic gaze, Walser shows the ambitions, appearances and contradictions of bourgeois society in the era of the economic miracle.
Originally published in 1957, this Suhrkamp edition is from 2000. It corresponds to volume 1209 of the Suhrkamp Taschenbuch collection.
A work of interest to readers of contemporary German fiction and twentieth-century classics, focused on social satire and the portrayal of postwar bourgeois life.
Martin Johannes Walser was a German writer, known especially as a novelist. He began his career as journalist for Süddeutscher Rundfunk, where he wrote and directed audio plays. He was a member of Group 47 from 1953 on.
