DW book expert David Levitz on ′The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum′ by Heinrich Böll | 100 German Must-Reads - a unique list of 100 works of German literature published in English | DW | 05.10.2018

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100 Must-Reads

DW book expert David Levitz on 'The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum' by Heinrich Böll

If someone tries to kill you, but you kill them first that's self-defense. But what if it's not your life they're trying to take? What if it's your honor? "The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum" by Heinrich Böll turns the spotlight on media morality.

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