A Gushing Fountain (German: Ein springender Brunnen) is a 1998 autobiographical novel by the German writer Martin Walser. It is set in a German town at Lake Constance during the National Socialist period and follows the boy Johann as he comes of age.[1][2][3][4] The book was published in English in 2015.[5]
 German language edition titled Ein springender Brunnen (1998) | |
| Author | Martin Walser |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ein springender Brunnen |
| Translator | David Dollenmayer |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Suhrkamp Verlag |
Publication date | 1998 |
Published in English | 2015 |
| Pages | 413 |
| ISBN | 3518410105 |
References edit
- ^ Müller, Lothar (12 June 1998). "Ein springender Brunnen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Steinert, Hajo (9 August 1998). "Ein springender Brunnen" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Karasek, Hellmuth (15 August 1998). "Kultur: "Ein springender Brunnen" verteidigt erneut die Kindheit". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Mahlmann-Bauer, Barbara (1 June 1999). "Kindheit zwischen Opfern und Tätern". Literaturkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Schine, Cathleen (9 June 2016). "'Enthralling & Enraging'". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 8 March 2024.