About “Die Wolke”

Die Wolke is a German novel for young adults written by Gudrun Pausewang and published in 1987. The story was inspired by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster and follows a 14-year-old girl dealing with the effects of a fictional nuclear accident in Germany. It was translated into English by Patricia Crampton and published in 1997 under the title Fall-Out. The novel received several awards and became a popular choice for classroom reading. It was also adapted for film and stage. Die Wolke is considered Pausewang's most well-known work. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

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Published
1997
Latest edition
1997 · ISBN 9780140380088
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Fall-Out 1997 9780140380088 Buy on Amazon
Fall-out 1994 0670861049 Buy on Amazon
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