Where have you been, Adam? Traveler, when will you come to Spa...

Where have you been, Adam? (1951) «Where have you been, Adam?» — «In the trenches, Lord, at war»... A landmark anti-fascist novel that turned a young author, who went through World War II, into a literary classic of the 20th century. 1945. The war started by Germany has returned to its territory. Shells are exploding, bombs are falling on cities and villages. And the tormented people, awakening from the monstrous lies of Hitler's propaganda, are trying to survive… Nine chapters-stories about people caught in the gears of war, about human suffering and love, hope and hopelessness, life and death. Traveler, when will you come to Spa... (1950) 25 stories by the great Heinrich Böll, united by the theme of war, which the author perceives much wider than just World War II. 25 stories about unfortunate boys, crippled by a war they did not choose for themselves, but which chose them. 25 episodes about the inexpressible yearning for loved ones who have passed to another world, about the feeling of despair, but at the same time about all-forgiving love and hope. 25 tiny grains that complement the picture of that very world — fleeting and elusive…