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From Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Böll, an inventive & sardonic portrayal of the effects of the Nazi period on a group of ordinary people. Weaving together the stories of a diverse array of characters, Böll explores the often bizarre & always very human courses chosen by people attempting to survive in a world marked by political madness, absurdity & destruction. At the center of his tale is Leni Pfeiffer, a German woman whose secret romance with a Soviet prisoner of war both sustains & threatens her life. As the narrator interviews those who knew Pfeiffer, their stories come together in a dazzling mosaic, rich in satire, yet hinting at the promise of a saner world.
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Group Portrait with Lady, Heinrich Böll
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Heinrich Böll
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Topics, Humor, Religion, Love, Classics, German Literature, Germany, World War II, Society, Adapted for Film, Jews, Satire, Church, Rome, Nobel prize, Roma, Gypsies, Post-War Era
- First published
- 1971
- Original title
- Gruppenbild mit Dame
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- From Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Böll, an inventive & sardonic portrayal of the effects of the Nazi period on a group of ordinary people. Weaving together the stories of a diverse array of characters, Böll explores the often bizarre & always very human courses chosen by people attempting to survive in a world marked by political madness, absurdity & destruction. At the center of his tale is Leni Pfeiffer, a German woman whose secret romance with a Soviet prisoner of war both sustains & threatens her life. As the narrator interviews those who knew Pfeiffer, their stories come together in a dazzling mosaic, rich in satire, yet hinting at the promise of a saner world.