A gripping, never-before-translated novella by the cult writer of Siblings
Kathrin - five years into a disenchanting marriage - struggles to work the farm with her sister-in-law while her husband Heinrich is away fighting for the Third Reich. To help them with the harvest, Heinrich arranges for Alexei, a Russian prisoner of war, to labour in the fields. Though initially suspicious of this watchful stranger, Kathrin is soon drawn to Alexei, with ruinous consequences.
First published in 1956, Woman in the Pillory is a formative novella by one of East Germany's most significant writers, showcasing Brigitte Reimann's vivid ideological engagement with the legacy of Nazi Germany and the Communist drive to create 'a new kind of person' following the devastation of the war.
Translated by Lucy Jones
| ISBN: | 9780241718971 |
| Publication date: | 13th November 2025 |
| Author: | Brigitte Reimann |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Love and relationships Novella (Short Novel) Fiction in translation Family Drama |
A gripping, never-before-translated novella by the cult writer of Siblings
Kathrin - five years into a disenchanting marriage - struggles to work the farm with her sister-in-law while her husband Heinrich is away fighting for the Third Reich. To help them with the harvest, Heinrich arranges for Alexei, a Russian prisoner of war, to labour in the fields. Though initially suspicious of this watchful stranger, Kathrin is soon drawn to Alexei, with ruinous consequences.
First published in 1956, Woman in the Pillory is a formative novella by one of East Germany's most significant writers, showcasing Brigitte Reimann's vivid ideological engagement with the legacy of Nazi Germany and the Communist drive to create 'a new kind of person' following the devastation of the war.
Translated by Lucy Jones
Woman in the Pillory features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Novella (Short Novel), Fiction in translation, Family Drama
Woman in the Pillory is available in Paperback
Woman in the Pillory was written by Brigitte Reimann and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Woman in the Pillory has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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