Raw Material (novel)
1984 novel by Jörg Fauser / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raw Material (German: Rohstoff) is a 1984 autobiographical novel by the German writer Jörg Fauser. Set in the 1960s, it follows the author's alter ego Harry Gelb as he lives as a heroin addict in Istanbul, as an alcoholic, menial worker and struggling writer in a Berlin commune, and as a squatter in Frankfurt. Gelb rejects everything he regards as insipid, hierarchical and doctrinaire, whether it is mainstream culture or left-wing revolutionary groups.[1]
Quick Facts Author, Original title ...
Author | Jörg Fauser |
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Original title | Rohstoff |
Translator | Jamie Bulloch |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
Genre | autobiographical novel |
Publisher | Ullstein Verlag |
Publication date | 1984 |
Published in English | 2014 |
Pages | 218 |
ISBN | 3550064780 |
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Fauser and Raw Material developed a cult following in Germany. The book has been compared to American beat literature and the works of Charles Bukowski. It was published in Jamie Bulloch's English translation in 2014.[1][2][3]