num_pages: 195
description: The question How German Is It underlies the conduct and actions of the characters in Walter Abish's novel, an icy panorama of contemporary Germany, in which the tradition of order and obedience, the patrimony of the saber and the castle on the Rhine, give way to the present, indiscriminate fascination with all things American.
language: English
title: How German Is It
titlecomplete: How German Is It
genres: Fiction, American, The United States Of America, Collections, German Literature, Literature, Novels, Germany, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 538
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
publisher: Humanities Pr