Talk:Three Comrades (novel)

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ISBN? Wikiacc 02:45, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

It was written in the 30's, they didn't use ISBNs back then. 76.66.197.17 (talk) 06:58, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

the city is named. it is Hamburg.

Where in the book is the name mentioned? I have read the book, but I don't recall the name being even mentioned. Also, in the introduction par of this article, it says the action takes place in "late 20s Berlin" when in the plot section it is stated that the name is not mentioned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.237.148.6 (talk) 21:21, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The name is not mentioned. However, it cannot be Hamburg since the sea is over 200 kilometers away from the city. It must be Berlin: "Charité" and "Virchow-Klinikum" are two well-known hospitals mentioned which are located in Berlin. Plus some streetnames and places. The name of the travel agency in chapter 20 is misleading because the company "Hamburg-America Line (Hamburg Amerikanische Paketfahrt Actien-Gesellschaft (HAPAG))" had travel agencies in other cities, too.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.178.118.181 (talk) 13:03, 8 June 2012 (UTC)[reply] 

The title cited for the original Dutch edition cannot be correct, since its not Dutch. A literal Dutch translation would be 'Drie Kameraden'. Could it be Danish? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.176.225.179 (talk) 13:47, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is said in a number of places on Wikipedia, all unsourced. I looked for a reliable source and can find none. There is one book published 2017 that says in an aside "some people believe", however this book post-dates the Wikipedia claims. Many of the "sources" prevaricate this way, "some believe", "many say" etc.. but there is no evidence for it. It looks like there are some similarities between the stories, but that is not the same as being inspired by. It's not uncommon for fictional tropes to overlap unintentionally (see TV Tropes), even uncannily, that are otherwise unrelated. Also according to The Deer Hunter the film was based in part on an unproduced screenplay called The Man Who Came to Play by Louis A. Garfinkle and Quinn K. Redeker, which is sourced. I am removing mention of this "inspiration" until there is real evidence. -- GreenC 19:12, 6 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]