Unterleuten

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Unterleuten
Juli Zeh - Unterleuten.webp
Author Juli Zeh
LanguageGerman
Publisher Luchterhand Literaturverlag
Publication date
2016
Publication placeGermany
Pages639
ISBN 978-3-630-87487-6

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]

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Reception

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

Translations

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

Adaptation

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

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References

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  2. Kämmerlings, Richard (3 May 2016). "'Da stehen so krasse Sachen drin'". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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