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Once a Greek
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Wikipedia article
'Once a Greek' is a 1955 novel by the Swiss writer Friedrich Drrenmatt. Its original German title is 'Grieche sucht Griechin', which means "Greek man seeks Greek woman". It tells the story of a shy, middle-aged book-keeping assistant, who becomes popular and successful overnight when he decides to get married.
Reception
Kurt Vonnegut reviewed the book for 'The New York Times' in 1965. Vonnegut compared Drrenmatt's stories to Swiss clockworks, and wrote that the author "is a fascinating, endearing maker of clocks. He chooses to write this way, invented this way of writing. The puzzle is: He seems to be attacking something brilliantly, but what is it?" Vonnegut wrote: "His jokes are Jungian jokes, it seems to me--private, Kraut, mythological. And, while he seems to protest against the absurdities of modern times, he doesn't care enough about them to learn much about them. What we have here is an elegant exploration of a Jungian dream."
Film adaptation
In 1966 it was turned into a West German film 'Once a Greek' directed by Rolf Thiele and starring the comedian Heinz Rhmann.
See also
* 1955 in literature
* Swiss literature
References
Category:1955 novels
Category:German-language novels
Category:Swiss novels
Category:Novels by Friedrich Drrenmatt
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