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The Death Ship

4/5 ( ratings)

A sardonic work about identity and a satire on faceless bureaucracy. The American sailor, Gales, has no papers; therefore, in the eyes of the authorities, he does not exist. In order to escape from Europe he is forced to sign aboard a "Death Ship" -- a dark comedy of errors ensues.The Death Ship/Das Totenschiff was originally written in English in 1923 or 1924. Traven translated it into German at the request of Buchergilde Gutenberg editor Ernst Preczang who was impressed by the serialization of Die Baumwollpflucker in Vorwarts. Das Totenschiff was then published in Berlin by Buchergilde Gutenberg in 1926. It was the first book to appear under the Traven name and its success established Traven's reputation. "The first English language edition, The Death Ship, was a translation from German by Eric Sutton published by Chatto & Windus in January 1934. Several months later an English language version by Traven was published by Knopf."

Language: English

Pages: 311

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Chatto & Windus, London

Release: May 10, 2022

ISBN: 1556521103

The Death Ship

4/5 ( ratings)

A sardonic work about identity and a satire on faceless bureaucracy. The American sailor, Gales, has no papers; therefore, in the eyes of the authorities, he does not exist. In order to escape from Europe he is forced to sign aboard a "Death Ship" -- a dark comedy of errors ensues.The Death Ship/Das Totenschiff was originally written in English in 1923 or 1924. Traven translated it into German at the request of Buchergilde Gutenberg editor Ernst Preczang who was impressed by the serialization of Die Baumwollpflucker in Vorwarts. Das Totenschiff was then published in Berlin by Buchergilde Gutenberg in 1926. It was the first book to appear under the Traven name and its success established Traven's reputation. "The first English language edition, The Death Ship, was a translation from German by Eric Sutton published by Chatto & Windus in January 1934. Several months later an English language version by Traven was published by Knopf."

Language: English

Pages: 311

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Chatto & Windus, London

Release: May 10, 2022

ISBN: 1556521103

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