Book Translations

Haie und kleine Fische

by Ott, Wolfgang
(Sharks and little fishes)
1996, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin
ISBN 3548239285
505 pages
This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. The first 300 pages focus on minesweepers, at which point the main character transfers to U-boats. His commander is hard and bitingly sarcastic, feared by the crew, but has already racked up 100,000 tons of shipping sunk and bears a grudge against the British because he once observed through his periscope a British surface ship machine gunning survivors of a sinking U-boat. The remainder of the book is a succession of hellish experiences - North Atlantic storm, Caribbean heat, on shore a gruesome revenge attack by the Maquis, torpedo tubes used as not-so-cold storage for the bodies of fallen crewmen, and various mutilations suffered by the crew in the line of duty. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

Translations of this title include:

	Capak es kishalak by Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and little fishes) 1991, Ifjusagi lap- es konyvkiado ISBN 9634230725 This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Hákarlar og hornsíli by Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and Little Fishes) 1979, Hörpuútgáfan ISBN 03452514661 Hardcover, 256 pages. This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Sharks and Little Fishes by Ott, Wolfgang 1976, Ballantine Books ISBN 0345303903 This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. The first 300 pages focus on minesweepers, at which point the main character transfers to U-boats. His commander is hard and bitingly sarcastic, feared by the crew, but has already racked up 100,000 tons of shipping sunk and bears a grudge against the British because he once observed through his periscope a British surface ship machine gunning survivors of a sinking U-boat. The remainder of the book is a succession of hellish experiences - North Atlantic storm, Caribbean heat, on shore a gruesome revenge attack by the Maquis, torpedo tubes used as not-so-cold storage for the bodies of fallen crewmen, and various mutilations suffered by the crew in the line of duty. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Hajer og Smefisk by Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and little fishes) 1963, Det Schxnbergske Forlag This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Hait ja pienet kalat by Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and little fishes) 1963, WSOY, Porvoo Paperback, 415 pages This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Hajar och småfisk by Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and little fishes) 1957, Bonniers This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Haaien en kleine vissen by Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and little fishes) De Boekerij, Baarn This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.