Download or read book The Cucumber King written by Christine Nöstlinger and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wolfi Hoglemann and his family live an uneventful life until the Cucumber King suddenly appaears from the depths of their cellar claiming to have been evicted by his potato-like subjects, the Kumi-Oris, and throwing himself on the mercy of the Hogelmanns. The disruptive influence of the autocratic King on the Hogelmann household provides the basis for an hilarious and revealing comedy of family life.