The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, Or, How Violence Develops and where it Can Lead

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, Or, How Violence Develops and where it Can Lead

Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Böll's powerful novel about a woman terrorized by the media In an era in which journalists will stop at nothing to break a story, Henrich Böll's The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum has taken on heightened relevance. A young woman's association with a hunted man makes her the target of a journalist determined to grab headlines by portraying her as an evil woman. As the attacks on her escalate and she becomes the victim of anonymous threats, Katharina sees only one way out of her nightmare. Turning the mystery genre on its head, the novel begins with the confession of a crime, drawing the reader into a web of sensationalism, character assassination, and the unavoidable eruption of violence.
Sign up to use

Reviews

Photo of Antonia Sobotta
Antonia Sobotta@tonisobotta
5 stars
Dec 14, 2021
Photo of ananya
ananya@ananyamav
4 stars
Jan 12, 2024
Photo of Elisa Klarenberg
Elisa Klarenberg@nek
4.5 stars
Jun 4, 2022
Photo of Joshua Line
Joshua Line@fictionjunky
3 stars
Dec 22, 2023
Photo of Sara Käfer
Sara Käfer @in_konsequent
3 stars
Oct 7, 2023
Photo of Hanna Tillmanns
Hanna Tillmanns @verana79
3 stars
Apr 15, 2023
Photo of Julia Lotz
Julia Lotz@missfoxyreads
5 stars
Oct 20, 2022
Photo of Lily
Lily@variouslilies
3 stars
Mar 30, 2022
Photo of Roxana
Roxana @verwandlerin
4 stars
Mar 20, 2022
Photo of Sabine Delorme
Sabine Delorme@7o9
5 stars
Mar 5, 2022
Photo of Donald
Donald@riversofeurope
5 stars
Feb 25, 2022
Photo of Moray Lyle McIntosh
Moray Lyle McIntosh@bookish_arcadia
4 stars
Dec 5, 2021
Photo of Sally
Sally@alaskaisback
5 stars
Nov 18, 2021
Photo of Silje Risøy Helgerud
Silje Risøy Helgerud@silje
4 stars
Oct 26, 2021