by Gudrun Pausewang · Ravensburger Buchverlag · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783473580149
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«Die Wolke» is the young adult novel by Gudrun Pausewang, published by Ravensburger Buchverlag in paperback (222 pages, in German).
In a Germany shaken by a maximum-severity nuclear accident, a radioactive cloud spreads over the country. Janna-Berta, a fourteen-year-old girl, loses her family and fights to survive amid the chaos and radiation. The novel reflects on social responsibility, the impact of technology, and human resilience.
Die Wolke was inspired by the 1986 Chernobyl accident and won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and the Deutscher Science-Fiction-Preis in 1988. This edition dates from 2008.
Recommended for ages 14 and up; it is common reading in German schools and is often used as classroom support material.
Gudrun Pausewang, less commonly known by her married name, Gudrun Wilcke, was a German author of children's and young adult literature. She was known for books such as The Last Children of Schewenborn and Die Wolke which became part of the German school canon. Her key interests included peace and protection of the environment, and she warned of the alleged dangers of nuclear energy. Her books have been translated into English and received international recognition and awards.
