description: From Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Böll, an inventive &amp; sardonic portrayal of the effects of the Nazi period on a group of ordinary people. Weaving together the stories of a diverse array of characters, Böll explores the often bizarre &amp; always very human courses chosen by people attempting to survive in a world marked by political madness, absurdity &amp; destruction. At the center of his tale is Leni Pfeiffer, a German woman whose secret romance with a Soviet prisoner of war both sustains &amp; threatens her life. As the narrator interviews those who knew Pfeiffer, their stories come together in a dazzling mosaic, rich in satire, yet hinting at the promise of a saner world.
language: English
title: Group portrait with lady;
titlecomplete: Group portrait with lady;
genres: Germany, 20th Century, Historical Fiction, Nobel Prize, Novels, Literature, German Literature, Classics, War, Fiction
ratings_count: 3464
places: Germany
publisher: Secker and Warburg