A young, sensitive woman tries to find freedom and self-realization in a socialist society.
Editiorial Reviews
Review by John Willet (New York Review of Books, 09/02/71): "The publication of a good English translation of this small masterpiece is something of an event. More than any work of art to date, it seems to open up the Berlin Wall." Review (Times Literary Supplement): "It is a courageous book that breaks taboos and, as we have come to expect from Christa Wolf, it is infused with an integrity and a deep moral concern..."