THE SAFETY NET
by Heinrich Boll
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982.
First American Trade edition (stated).
Translated from the German FÜRSORGLICH BELAGERUNG by Leila Vennewitz.
Fine in a fine dust jacket. "Fritz Tolm has risen to the most powerful position in Germany. With fame
comes fear and vulnerability. Threats to his life are met with the
all-pervasive "safety-net" of police protection and surveillance.
Trapped in a house they dare not leave, where every visitor is suspect
and every object a potential bomb, Tolm and his family wait to discover
when and how terrorism will overtake them."--Fantastic Fiction.
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