| Author | Heinrich Böll |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der Engel schwieg |
| Translator | Breon Mitchell |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Kiepenheuer & Witsch |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 27 June 1994 |
| Pages | 211 |
| ISBN | 3-462-02214-8 |
The Silent Angel (German: Der Engel schwieg) is a novel by the German writer Heinrich Böll, written in 1950 and published in 1992. It is set at the end of World War II and follows a German soldier who goes to Cologne to deliver the will of a dead soldier to his widow.
The Silent Angel was the first novel Böll wrote but not published until seven years after his death. It is an example of Trümmerliteratur.[1][2][3][4]