The invention of curried sausage
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Author
Contributions
- Vennewitz, Leila. - Contributor
Publication
1995 - New Directions, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
54,250 words, Guess
Page Count
217 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1115917M
- ISBN-100811212971
- OCLC Control Number31606473
- OCLC Control Numberinventionofcurri00timm
- Library of Congress Control Number94041982
and 2 more
- LibraryThing409264
- Goodreads1024167
Classifications
- DDC833/.914
- LCCPT2682.I39 E5813 1995
Description
A bestseller in Germany, The Invention of Curried Sausage was tagged a "novella," in the original sense of the word, "a little piece of news." This is what author/narrator Uwe Timm uncovers about a popular German sidewalk food, curried sausage. Timm is convinced it originated not in Berlin in the fifties as generally supposed, but much earlier in his native Hamburg. He tracks down Lena Brucker, now living in a retirement home there. And, yes, curried sausage was her invention but it's a long story, one that Timm cajoles from her during a number of tea-time visits. It all started in April, 1945, just before the war's end when she met, seduced, and held captive a young deserter. The war was over, the lover escaped, and Lena Brucker, with remarkable ingenuity, went into business. That's where the sausage comes in!
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