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The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, or: How Violence Develops and Where It Can Lead] is Heinrich Böll’s most popular narrative text. Although subtitled “Erzählung” (narrative), the rather complex text can be classified as a brief novel. Its appeal is underscored by the fact that in 1975, one year after its publication, the renowned German film directors Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta made it into a highly successful film. As
Katharina Blumexplicitly targets the tabloid press of the right-wing publishing house Axel-Springer-Verlag, it is regarded as Böll’s most polemical and overtly political novel. Attesting to the novel’s political timeliness, the reputable liberal…
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Citation: Mundt, Hannelore G.. "Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 July 2007 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=16218, accessed 23 November 2024.]
