Tannöd

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Tannöd is a novel by German author Andrea Maria Schenkel. It was first published in Germany in January 2006 and was adapted for film in 2009.

Contents

The novel narrates the story of a multiple murder at an isolated Bavarian farm called Tannöd in the 1950s. The points-of-view of the victims, the witnesses and the perpetrator are intertwined in 39 short passages. Through these largely separate testimonies, the reader gradually builds a complete picture of the events that lead a rural family, headed by a tyrannical, abusive father to all be brutally murdered.

Background

The novel is based on the unsolved murder of an entire family in 1922 on the farmstead Hinterkaifeck, Bavaria.

Adaptations

A film adaptation of the novel with the same title Tannöd was released in cinemas in Germany on 19 November 2009, directed by Bettina Oberli, (Wüste-Film West) and starring Julia Jentsch, Monica Bleibtreu and Volker Bruch.

Awards

Publication history

By May 2009 one million copies had been sold of the novel Tannöd.[1] The English translation of the novel was released by Quercus Publishing on 5 June 2008. The title is The Murder Farm. Quercus released a paperback edition of The Murder Farm on 26 December 2008.

Bibliography

References

  1. Information on Tannöd on Andrea Maria Schenkel's Homepage.