Unterleuten is a 2016 novel by the German writer Juli Zeh. It is set in a village in Brandenburg and follows the locals, among whom conflicts and ambitions emerge when a company wants to create a wind farm in the area.[1][2][3]

Unterleuten
AuthorJuli Zeh
LanguageGerman
PublisherLuchterhand Literaturverlag
Publication date
2016
Publication placeGermany
Pages639
ISBN978-3-630-87487-6

Reception

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Unterleuten was a bestseller in Germany. By July 2016, it had sold more than 110,000 copies.[4]

Translations

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It has been translated into Italian with the title "Turbine" (Turbines) [5]

Adaptation

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The novel was the basis for Unterleuten: The Torn Village, a television serial that premiered on ZDF in 2020.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Magenau, Jörg (5 March 2016). "Großbauer trifft auf Windparkinvestor" (in German). Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ Kämmerlings, Richard (3 May 2016). "'Da stehen so krasse Sachen drin'". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ Granzin, Katharina (7 March 2016). "Da stinkt doch was in Unterleuten". Die Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ Hoch, Francis (12 July 2016). "Behind the German Bestseller, 'Unterleuten'". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ Fazi Editori (26 Jun 2023). "Turbine".
  6. ^ Diener, Andrea (9 March 2020). "So sind sie, die Leute auf dem Land". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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