The daughter of the wandering whore

The daughter of the wandering whore is the fourth part of the series of wandering whores novels by the writer couple Iny Klocke and Elmar Wohlrath, who became known as Iny Lorentz . The historical novel was published by Droemer Knaur in 2008 .

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The main role is played by Trudi, the daughter of Marie, the former hiking whore . The family idyll of the family, who lives happily at their Kibitzstein Castle twelve years after the events of the last volume (around 1442), becomes after the death of their patron, the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg and his successor, Gottfried IV. Schenk von Limpurg , to whom the upstarts are repugnant from simple circumstances, shaken. Trudi's father, Michel Adler, is killed at the wedding of his daughter's girlfriend. Even if Marie is quite sure that the mercenary leaderPeter von Eichenloh is behind the attack, she can do nothing against his machinations, as he cleverly knows how to clear the suspicions. In addition, some neighbors, especially the prince-bishop, threaten the castle because they envy their property and wanted to take possession of the goods. Then Trudi sets out on a long and arduous journey to see King Friedrich III. to Graz . There were some difficulties along the way and Kibitzstein's situation was also deteriorating.

people

• Michel Adler: Imperial Knight of Kibitzstein
• Marie: Adler's wife (former hiking whore)
• Trudi (Hiltrud): Marie's and Michel's oldest daughter
• Lisa: Marie's and Michel's foster daughter
• Hildegard: Marie's stepdaughter
• Falko: Marie's and Michel's son
• Gottfried IV Schenk von Limpurg: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
• Peter von Eichenloh: mercenary leader
• Friedrich III., Roman-German King

expenditure

• The daughter of the wandering whore. Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-426-66242-7 .

Reviews

Even if, in the opinion of the critics, it was an easy-to-read historical novel, the online reviewers criticized the length of the introduction several times: “The characters were portrayed in an interesting way and were not all as flat as one would always find in the first volumes was used again. The historical background was relatively well researched and presented credibly, but the author likes to exaggerate. The style is easy to read, the information is served to the reader on a silver platter and thus one reads a pleasant book that can be classified under "light fare" and which one can read at the same time. "

“All in all, 'The Wanderer's Daughter' is a colorful historical book with great characters and a well-rounded story. The historical facts are sometimes a bit lengthy rattled down, but that can safely be overlooked. A book that is entertaining and fits right into this time of year. "

“The author couple has solved the exit from the story well, which (...) leaves room for a continuation. But although 'The Wandering Whore's Daughter' comes across as refreshingly different and lively, it is not really worth adding more parts here. "

In the classic print publications, "The daughter of the wandering whore", like the previous novels, was at best considered shallow, superficial entertainment that would damage the reputation of the historical novel. The Turkish-German writer, publicist and journalist Hilal Sezgin used the title of the book in Die Zeit as an ironic lead story for her inventory of the current historical novel: “I recently visited a train station bookstore with someone who had obviously not seen one inside for a long time. He was pleased to draw my attention to a title at the end of the corridor: "The daughter with the lucky bag." Promising. Poetic. Only when we got closer did he understand that it was actually the daughter of the wandering whore. His eyes grew big and round with astonishment and rounded even further when I told him that there was also a novel about The Wandering Whore and The Legacy of the Wandering Whore and who knows what other incidents in the life of said lady. And if you read into it, in terms of literary quality, it is roughly what the title suggests. "

In addition to the length of the content, the lack of clarity of the character ensemble was criticized, which can only be met with historical interest: “The fact that the novel (..) has been expanded to more than 700 pages makes it clear despite all the Lorentz sympathy points Piece too long. In addition, a rather confusing gender and family panorama unfolds in front of the reader, settled in the middle of the 15th century, which requires a robust, historically interested perseverance in order to remain interested in the multi-layered, intertwined storyline. "

Nevertheless, the book took in December 2008 on the bestseller list of the Focus eighth one.

Adaptations

Audio book

• The daughter of the wandering whore. Edited version. Read by Anne Moll . Bastei Lübbe (Lübbe Audio) 2010, ISBN 978-3-7857-4352-2 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Julia Krause: Review of "The daughter of the wandering whore." On: fantasyguide.de. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
2. ↑ Stephanie Forster: The apple doesn't fall far from the trunk ... ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On: liesundlausch.de. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
3. ↑ Rita Dell'Agnese: The daughter of the wandering whore . On: histo-couch.de. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
4. ↑ With review summary of the daily newspaper of 29 July 2006 in pearl .com
5. ↑ Kirsten Risselmann: Abysmal evil, angelically good: Iny Lorentz 'fat history book "The Legacy of the Wandering Whore". In: taz , July 29, 2006.
6. ↑ Melodrama in the Middle Ages. In: Small newspaper . October 4, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
7. ↑ Hilal Sezgin : It doesn't work without mess. New Murders in the Past: Are Crime Fiction Better Historical Novels? Yes. Worth reading about Da Vinci and Marlowe. In: The time . March 31, 2009. Accessed May 27, 2012.
8. ↑ Andreas Thiemann: The wandering whore returns with her daughter. In: WAZ . The west . December 28, 2008.
9. ^ Places in the sun: Zafón and Schmidt. Best seller lists from December 8, 2008. On: berlinerliteraturkritik.de. December 8, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2012.