 Gudrun Pausewang with Katarina Barley, then Minister of Family Affairs, at the 2017 ceremony Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis | |
| Author | Gudrun Pausewang |
|---|---|
| Language | German |
| Genre | Novel, Young adult literature |
| Published | 1987 |
| Publisher | Ravensburger |
| Awards | |
| ISBN | 978-3-473-35086-5 |
| Translator | Patricia Crampton |
|---|---|
| Published | 1995 |
| Publisher | Viking |
Die Wolke (lit. '"The Cloud"') is a German novel for young adults by German author Gudrun Pausewang,[1] published in 1987. The story was written after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine,[1][2] with a 14-year-old girl having to deal with the consequences of a fictional similar disaster in Germany. It was translated into English by Patricia Crampton, published in 1997, as Fall-Out. Die Wolke, which received several awards, became a popular book for reading in class and was adapted for film and stage, has been regarded as Pausewang's signature work.[1][3]
The book has been credited with shaping opposition to nuclear power in Germany.[4][5]
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- ^ "Anti-nuclear author Gudrun Pausewang dies". dw.com. 2020.