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And where were you, Adam?

1951 war and post war novel by Heinrich Böll
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Summary

And where were you, Adam? is a literary work[1]. And where were you, Adam? is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Heinrich Böll[3]
  • Movement: Trümmerliteratur[4]
  • Genre: war novel[5]
  • Depicts: soldier[6], Heimkehrer[7], lazaretto[8]
  • Language of work or name: German[9]
  • Country of origin: West Germany[10]
  • Publication date: 1951[11]
  • Narrative location: Central Europe[12]
  • Main subject: World War II[13]
  • Title: Wo warst du, Adam?[14], Ku ishe ti, Adam[15], Kăde beše, Adam[16], Hvor var du, Adam?[17], And where were you, Adam?[18], Où étais-tu, Adam?[19], Kus sa olid, Adam?[20], Aadam, missä olit[21], Dov'eri, Adamo?[22], Kajda ediṅ, Adam?[23], Kur tu biji Ādam?[24], Adam, waar ben je?[25], Ādam, kuǧā būdī?[26], Gdzie byłeś Adamie?[27]
  • Set in period: 1940s[28]
  • Form of creative work: novel[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'el', 'fr']
    Instance of → literary work
    Narrative location → Central Europe
    Form of creative work → novel
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