The Outlaws (novel)

The Outlaws
Second edition (1933)
AuthorErnst von Salomon
Original titleDie Geächteten
TranslatorIan F. D. Morrow
LanguageGerman
PublisherRowohlt Verlag
Publication date
1930
Publication placeGermany
Published in English
1931
Pages483

The Outlaws is a 1930 novel by the German writer Ernst von Salomon. Its German title is Die Geächteten, which means "the ostracised". Set between 1919 and 1922, the narrative is based on Salomon's experiences from the Freikorps, and includes an account of the 1922 assassination of foreign minister Walther Rathenau, in which the then 19-year-old Salomon was peripherically involved. The Outlaws was Salomon's debut novel. It was published in English in 1931, translated by Ian F. D. Morrow.[1]

The novel was a commercial success. It was followed by two sequels, It Cannot Be Stormed from 1932 and Die Kadetten/The Cadets from 1933.[2]

  1. ^ The outlaws. OCLC 6442369. Retrieved 2015-08-06 – via WorldCat.
  2. ^ Ketelsen, Uwe-K. (2009). "Erschriebene Legitimität oder: Die Erzählung von dem Mann, der dann doch nicht dabei gewesen war. Ernst von Salomon: Die Geächteten (1930)". In Kittstein, Ulrich; Zeller, Regine (eds.). 'Friede, Freiheit, Brot!': Romane zur deutschen Novemberrevolution (in German). Amsterdam: Rodopi. p. 239. ISBN 978-90-420-2710-7.