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Heinrich Böll (Author)
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September 6, 2009 3423011505 978-3423011501
Heinrich Bölls Erzählung Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann sorgte bei ihrem Erscheinen im Jahr 1974, das von einem Vorabdruck im Spiegel flankiert wurde, für eine heftige Auseinandersetzung um die Methoden des Boulevardjournalismus. Die Hauswirtschafterin Katharina Blum, die nebenbei bei Empfängen und Festlichkeiten die kalten Buffets besorgt und sich davon eine Appartementwohnung und einen Volkswagen leisten kann, gerät zufällig in den Mittelpunkt der Sensationsmache und Polithetze einer großen Boulevardzeitung. Bei einer Karnevalsparty verliebt sie sich in einen jungen Mann, der von der Polizei als radikaler Rechtsbrecher gesucht und allgemein »Bandit« genannt wird. Von da an ist ihr ein Sensationsjournalist auf den Fersen, der ihr Privatleben durchleuchtet und öffentlich macht. Die Folge der Hetze und der Verletzung der Intimität durch die Presse steht am Anfang der Erzählung: Katharina Blum hat den Journalisten erschossen, und ein ebenfalls beteiligter Pressefotograf ist von einer unerkannten Frau erschossen worden. Damit ist der schockierende Akzent gesetzt, der nach Interpretation und Aufklärung verlangt.Das Muster der Moritat von der verlorenen Frauenehre ist hier emanzipatorisch und aggressiv gewendet: Die in der öffentlichen Meinung gefallene Frau weiß sich nach anfänglicher Erschütterung zu wehren, notfalls mit Gewalt.
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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (September 6, 2009)
  • Language: German
  • ISBN-10: 3423011505
  • ISBN-13: 978-3423011501
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #969,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars powerful feminist statement, November 7, 2011
This review is from: Die Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum (German Edition) (Paperback)
I read this in the original German with the extremely frequent help of a German-English dictionary. Got to love those page-long sentences with ten or 12 dependent clauses! I'll have to look at a translation one of these days to see how they're handled in English.

This is a powerful statement about the position and treatment of women in German society circa 1974. A young divorcee from a troubled childhood who nonetheless has established a good reputation for herself as a hardworking, respectable, even somewhat prudish individual finds herself the object of a smear campaign by a sensationalistic yellow newspaper for her relationship with a man she thought was an Army deserter but was in fact a bankrobber on the run whom she helped slip through a police cordon. (That was a much longer sentence than I usually write. Must be that German influence at work.) The consequences for her and her friends and supporters are dramatic.

This book illuminates the pressures felt by young women in post-War German society due to widespread sexual objectification, hypocritical public moralizing, and economic disparity. It is a cogent argument against sexual discrimination and for equal opportunity. The author uses his considerable skills in satire and humor to advance his theme. He skewers many of the basic institutions of German society: the justice system, the church, business, and journalism. Anyone who appreciates wit, insight, and social concern will enjoy this book. Five stars.
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