by Hans Fallada · Penguin Classics · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9780141195803
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Dive into 'Short Treatise on the Joys of Morphinism' by Hans Fallada, a work that explores addiction and inner struggle with surprising clarity. Through two impactful stories, Fallada presents characters on the edge, dealing with despair and the search for escape. With a spartan and direct style, this book offers a raw and yet comical look at the human condition and dependency.
Hans Fallada was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. Some of his better known novels include Little Man, What Now? (1932) and Every Man Dies Alone (1947). His works belong predominantly to the New Objectivity literary style, a style associated with an emotionless reportage approach, with precision of detail, and a veneration for 'the fact'. Fallada's pseudonym derives from a combination of characters found in Grimms' Fairy Tales: The titular protagonist of Hans in Luck, and Fallada the magical talking horse in The Goose Girl.
