The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum
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The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum

by Heinrich Böll

1974•Drama•140 pages

Taste attributes: dramapoliticaljournalisticunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA heavy, grounded novel: morally murky and stirring. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, or: how violence develops and where it can lead (original German title: Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann, pronounced [diː fɛʁˈloːʁənə ˈʔeːʁə deːɐ̯ kataˈʁiːnaː ˈbluːm ˈʔoːdɐ viː ɡəˈvalt ʔɛntˈʃteːən ʔʊnt voˈhɪn ziː ˈfyːʁən ˈkan]) is a 1974 novel by Heinrich Böll.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaPoliticalJournalisticSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

Tabloid newspapersYoung womenSensationalism in journalismJournalistsViolenceSelf-preservationTabloid newspapers in fictionYoung women in fiction

Details

Author
Heinrich Böll
Published
1974
Pages
140
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