Little Man, What Now? is a novel by Hans Fallada, which although first published in June 1932, is set between 1930 and November 1932. The book was an immediate success in Germany, given its intense descriptions of the harsh life in the years after the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the first years of the Great Depression. The book was also a breakthrough for Fallada as a fiction writer. No. 1 on The New York Times Fiction best seller list for 3 weeks, from the issue of June 12, 1933. Wiki link