Die Feuerzangenbowle

Die Feuerzangenbowle:
Eine Lausbüberei in der Kleinstadt
2002 edition cover
AuthorHeinrich Spoerl
LanguageGerman
PublisherDroste Verlag
Publication date
1933
Publication placeGermany
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages264

Die Feuerzangenbowle (The Fire Tongs Bowl, The Punch Bowl) is a German novel, later adapted into several films, which tells the story of a famous writer going undercover as a pupil at a small town gymnasium after his friends tell him that he missed out on the best part of growing up by being educated at home. The story in the book takes place during the Weimar Republic in Germany. The novel by Heinrich Spoerl was published in 1933 and was adapted to film three times. The 1944 movie of the same name directed by Helmut Weiss is the most notable adaptation of the material.