In this version of The Hunger Pastor, several chapters have therefore been summarized by the translator, while the most important ones are published in their original length. Raabe's rambling style makes his works difficult reading for many contemporary readers. Pay attention to the streets." The budding pastor, who was born into poverty, "hungers" for knowledge and a respected place in society, but he constantly stumbles over obstacles that his own life, as well as the lives of his family and friends, place before him. With the figure of Hans Unwirrsch in The Hunger Pastor, Raabe completely lives up to his motto - "Look up to the stars. His late works are known for their social criticism, while earlier novels, such as The Hunger Pastor, were intended to be primarily educational. Wilhelm Raabe (1831 - 1910) became famous following the publication of his first novel, Die Chronik der Sperlingsgasse (The Sparrow Lane Chronicle), in 1856. Wilhelm Raabe's novel entitled Der Hungerpastor (1864) is a classic example of the so-called "poetic realism" to which many - primarily bourgeois - German writers were devoted between 18.
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