Herbstmilch (novel)

Herbstmilch (English: Autumn Milk) is the German autobiography of Anna Wimschneider (1919–1993), a peasant woman from Lower Bavaria. It was published in 1984.^[1] Although it is the autobiography of an unknown, 'ordinary' person, the book became a huge bestseller and remained in the bestseller charts for three years.

The title derives from the Bavarian word for a type of fermented milk, from which soup is made.

^ Grimm, Reinhold; Hermand, Jost (1994). High and Low Cultures: German Attempts at Mediation. Univ of Wisconsin Press. pp. 121–126. ISBN 978-0-299-97080-2.

[1] Grimm, Reinhold; Hermand, Jost (1994). High and Low Cultures: German Attempts at Mediation. Univ of Wisconsin Press. pp. 121–126. ISBN 978-0-299-97080-2.

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