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Ninotschka, die Herrin der Taiga
Ninotschka, die Herrin der Taiga - bk1204; Goldmann Verlag; Heinz G. Konsalik; pocket_book; 1995
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First published January 1, 1976
About the author
Heinz G. Konsalik
584 books85 followersHeinz G. Konsalik (pseudonym of Heinz Günther) was a German novelist.
Many of his books deal with war and showed the German human side of things as experienced by their soldiers and families at home, for instance Das geschenkte Gesicht (The Mutilated Face), which deals with a German soldier's recovery after his sledge ran over a personnel mine and destroyed his face, and how this affected his relationship with his wife at home. It places no judgment on the German position in the war and simply deals with human beings in often desperate situations, doing what they were forced to do under German military law.
Der Arzt von Stalingrad (The Doctor of Stalingrad) made him famous and was adapted into a movie in 1958. Some 83 million copies sold of his 155 novels made him the most popular German novelist of the postwar era and many of his novels were translated and sold through book clubs. He is buried in Cologne.
Many of his books deal with war and showed the German human side of things as experienced by their soldiers and families at home, for instance Das geschenkte Gesicht (The Mutilated Face), which deals with a German soldier's recovery after his sledge ran over a personnel mine and destroyed his face, and how this affected his relationship with his wife at home. It places no judgment on the German position in the war and simply deals with human beings in often desperate situations, doing what they were forced to do under German military law.
Der Arzt von Stalingrad (The Doctor of Stalingrad) made him famous and was adapted into a movie in 1958. Some 83 million copies sold of his 155 novels made him the most popular German novelist of the postwar era and many of his novels were translated and sold through book clubs. He is buried in Cologne.
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March 11, 2018
What a hoot! Clearly Konsalik has researched the historical background, but this is just a romantic adventure story based loosely on real people who were exiled after a failed coup. It was fun, and it was not as drivelly as I feared it might be. It has been sitting on my bookshelf for at least 20 years, so I am pleased that I have now read it and can give it away with a clear conscience. Wonderful Ninotschka, - she can do anything, even chase away hundreds of wolves single-handed. No-one is as brave and strong, nor as beautiful as the wonderful Ninotschka. Konsalik repeatedly tells us that anything is possible with love. Amen to that!
August 30, 2021
Eigenlijk blijft Konsalik één van mijn favorieten ik weet oudbollig maar de verhalen blijven goed en sterk geschreven. Hoop één deze 'Mannen zonder gezicht' van hem tegen te komen in ebook. Maw het is een reread en blijft gewoon goed.
October 22, 2024
Mal wieder ein guter Konsalik! <3
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