New Directions paperbook #1537

Translated from the German

"While vacationing in a hunting lodge in the Austrian mountains, a middle-aged woman awakens one morning to find herself separated from the rest of the world by an invisible wall. With a cat, a dog, and a cow as her sole companions, she learns how to survive and cope with her loneliness. Allegorical yet deeply personal and absorbing, The Wall is at once a critique of modern civilization, a nuanced and loving portrait of a relationship between a woman and her animals, a thrilling survival story, a Cold War-era dystopian adventure, and a truly singular feminist classic"--

"Originally published in German as Die Wand by Claasen-Verlag GmbH, Düsseldorf, in 1968"--Title page verso

"Copyright ©1968 by Ullstein Buchvelage GmbH, Berlin. Translation copyright ©1990 by Shaun Whiteside."--Title page verso