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]

A Gushing Fountain
German language edition titled Ein springender Brunnen (1998)
AuthorMartin Walser
Original titleEin springender Brunnen
TranslatorDavid Dollenmayer
LanguageGerman
PublisherSuhrkamp Verlag
Publication date
1998
Publication placeGermany
Published in English
2015
Pages413
ISBN3518410105

References

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  1. ^ Müller, Lothar (12 June 1998). "Ein springender Brunnen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ Steinert, Hajo (9 August 1998). "Ein springender Brunnen" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ Karasek, Hellmuth (15 August 1998). "Kultur: "Ein springender Brunnen" verteidigt erneut die Kindheit". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ Mahlmann-Bauer, Barbara (1 June 1999). "Kindheit zwischen Opfern und Tätern". Literaturkritik.de [de] (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ^ Schine, Cathleen (9 June 2016). "'Enthralling & Enraging'". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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