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The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum

by Heinrich Böll · 1976

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The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, or: How Violence Develops and Where It Can Lead is a 1974 novel by Heinrich Böll. The story explores the sensationalism of tabloid news and the political fear of the Red Army Faction in 1970s Germany. Katharina Blum, an innocent housekeeper, sees her life destroyed when a man she has just fallen for is revealed to be wanted by the police for a bank robbery. A tabloid reporter and a police investigation further damage her reputation. The fictional tabloid Die Zeitung is based on the real German newspaper Bild-Zeitung. The novel critiques the spread of violence and the impact of media and political fear on individuals.

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Published
1976
Latest edition
2009 · ISBN 9780143105404
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The lost honor of Katharina Blum, or, How violence develops and where it can lead 2009 9780143105404 Buy on Amazon
The lost honor of Katharina Blum, or, How violence develops and where it can lead 2009 9780143105404 Buy on Amazon
The lost honor of Katharina Blum, or, How violence develops and where it can lead 2009 9780143105404 Buy on Amazon
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