Wilhelm Raabe, Der Hungerpastor [The Hunger Pastor]

Ervin Malakaj (University of British Columbia)

Ed. by Jennifer Marston William, Purdue University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1864 - 1864

Places

Germany (Country of Origin; Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Novel

Resources

Wilhelm Raabe’s (1831-1910) Der Hungerpastor [The Hunger Pastor], composed 1862-63 and published first in serial form in the Deutsche Roman-Zeitschrift [1863-64] before appearing in book format [1864], counts as the author’s “most famous novel” (Sammons 20). Translated already during his lifetime into Dutch and English (later into a number of other European languages), it appears to have offered much financial stability for the author over the course of four decades after its initial printing. Raabe famously lamented his economic insecurity as a professional author and on more than one occasion remarked on the fortuitous afterlife of especially this novel, which offset his concerns. Written during his time …

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Citation: Malakaj, Ervin. "Der Hungerpastor". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 September 2014 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=35250, accessed 18 April 2024.]

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