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Böll mss. III, circa 1960-1981
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
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Creator
Böll, Heinrich
TitleBöll mss. III, circa 1960-1981
Collection No.
LMC 2581
Extent
8 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Böll mss. III, ca. 1960-1981,
consist of manuscripts and writings of or related to Nobel Prize winning author
Heinrich Böll.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Böll was a German author and Nobel Prize winner.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by title of writings, followed by an alphabetical list of
translations, adaptations, etc.
Scope and Content Note
All of the items are from the files of Böll's American literary agent Joan
Daves. The collection includes writings by Böll with corrections and comments by
him. Also present are translations and adaptations of Böll's works to scripts for
stage and film.
Related Material
Böll
mss.
and
Böll
mss. II,
also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 2007
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Böll mss. III, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Processing InformationProcessed by Staff.
Completed in 2013
Writings:
"Die Angst der Deutschen und die Angst
vor den Deutschen."
9 p.
Numerous corrections and revisions by the
author in ink. First published in German in the
Frankfurter Rundschau,
7
August 1976, under the title:
"Die Angst der Deutschen und die Angst vor ihnen"
"Einmischung erwünscht."
Original sub-title
"Ein Lamento für
Schrifteller in Schwierigkeiten"
inked out.
4 p.
Numerous
corrections and revisions by the author in ink. First published in
German in
Dokumente,
March 1973.
"Erinnerung an 1945."
9 p.
Numerous
corrections and revisions. Böll's report on and thoughts about the
end of WWII and the months immediately following. Apparently
unpublished. Oct.
1964.
"Hausfriedensbruch"
(radio
play).
75 p.
8-line note in ink on the title page from Böll to Joan Daves suggesting
the play might be something for America, and leaving all foreign rights
up to her except for the Italian, where he has a friend who is both his
agent there and his translator; also mentions completing a new play.
Produced on NDR (North German Radio). May 15,
1969.
Translation, adaptations, etc.
"After the Deluge."
A review of
Absent Without Leave, by Heinrich
Böll, published by McGraw-Hill.
2 p.
"Aus unseren Tagen
Introduction."
4 p.
English translation, presumably by Gisela Stein for the English edition
Aus unseren Tagen, a German-language reader edited by Gisela Stein. The
introduction is about Böll and his writings. The reader was published by
Holt, Rinehart and Winston in 1960.
"The Clown"
(play
script).circa 1965
Translated by Leila Vennewitz; adapted for the stage by Paul
Weisser. In red paper covers. Some typed revisions pasted over script.
Apparently unpublished as a play.
"In the Valley of the Thundering Hooves"
(film script).
41 p.
Translated and adapted from the novella. Final Draft May 1, 1981.