Bavaria, Germany, 1944At the end of the war, Afra Zauner returns to her parents cottage on the edge of Mauther Forest. Unmarried, and pregnant. As she struggles to raise her child, her fathers shame, her mothers fury and the loud whispers of the neighbours begin to weigh upon her. She doesnt believe in her sin. But everyone else does.And someone brings judgement down upon her.
Maria Schenkel, AndreaAndrea Maria Schenkel lives with her family near Regensburg, in Bavaria, Germany. On publication in Germany, Tannöd won first place in the German Crime Prize as well as the Friedrich-Glauser Prize.
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'A superior slice of German noir. Andrea Maria Schenkel is the supreme exponent of German neo-realism ... Examines the German conscience, as if searching for the psyche behind the Nazi monstrosities ... Allows us to penetrate the intense and horrific emotional reactions of the witnesses - including the murderer ... Schenkel can be considered as a deeply serious writer. Though her books are short, the impact they achieve undoubtedly merit this status' Independent. Independent