The Women at Hitler’s Table

Literature & Fiction

Postorino, Rosella

Genre Fiction

Harpercollins

Women At Hitlers Table EXPORT

Con una rara capacità di dare conto alle ambiguità dell'animo umano, Rosella Postorino, ispirandosi alla storia vera di Margot Wölk (assaggiatrice di Hitler nella caserma di Krausendorf) racconta la vicenda eccezionale di una donna in trappola, fragile di fronte alla violenza della storia, forte dei desideri della giovinezza.\nLa prima volta che entra nella stanza in cui consumerà i prossimi pasti, Rosa Sauer è affamata. «Da anni avevamo fame e paura,» dice. Con lei ci sono altre nove donne di Gross-Partsch, un villaggio vicino alla Tana del Lupo, il quartier generale di Hitler nascosto nella foresta. È l’autunno del ’43, Rosa è appena arrivata da Berlino per sfuggire ai bombardamenti ed è ospite dei suoceri mentre Gregor, suo marito, combatte sul fronte russo. Quando le SS ordinano: «Mangiate», davanti al piatto traboccante è la fame ad avere la meglio; subito dopo, però, prevale la paura: le assaggiatrici devono restare un’ora sotto osservazione, affinché le guardie si accertino che il cibo da servire al Führer non sia avvelenato. 
Nell’ambiente chiuso della mensa forzata, fra le giovani donne s’intrecciano alleanze, amicizie e rivalità sotterranee. Per le altre Rosa è la straniera: le è difficile ottenere benevolenza, eppure si sorprende a cercarla. Specialmente con Elfriede, la ragazza che si mostra più ostile, la più carismatica. Poi, nella primavera del ’44, in caserma arriva il tenente Ziegler e instaura un clima di terrore. Mentre su tutti – come una sorta di divinità che non compare mai – incombe il Führer, fra Ziegler e Rosa si crea un legame inaudito.

Women At Hitlers Table

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

The international bestseller based on a haunting true story that raises provocative questions about complicity, guilt, and survival.
They called it the Wolfsschanze, the Wolf’s Lair. “Wolf” was his nickname. As hapless as Little Red Riding Hood, I had ended up in his belly. A legion of hunters was out looking for him, and to get him in their grips they would gladly slay me as well.
Germany, 1943: Twenty-six-year-old Rosa Sauer’s parents are gone, and her husband Gregor is far away, fighting on the front lines of World War II. Impoverished and alone, she makes the fateful decision to leave war-torn Berlin to live with her in-laws in the countryside, thinking she’ll find refuge there. But one morning, the SS come to tell her she has been conscripted to be one of Hitler’s tasters: three times a day, she and nine other women go to his secret headquarters, the Wolf’s Lair, to eat his meals before he does. 
Forced to eat what might kill them, the tasters begin to divide into The Fanatics, those loyal to Hitler, and the women like Rosa who insist they aren’t Nazis, even as they risk their lives every day for Hitler’s. As secrets and resentments grow, this unlikely sisterhood reaches its own dramatic climax, as everyone begins to wonder if they are on the wrong side of history.

At the Wolf's Table: A Novel

Literary

Flatiron Books

The international bestseller based on a haunting true story that raises provocative questions about complicity, guilt, and survival. They called it the Wolfsschanze, the Wolf's Lair. "Wolf" was his nickname. As hapless as Little Red Riding Hood, I had ended up in his belly. A legion of hunters was out looking for him, and to get him in their grips they would gladly slay me as well. Germany, 1943: Twenty-six-year-old Rosa Sauer's parents are gone, and her husband Gregor is far away, fighting on the front lines of World War II. Impoverished and alone, she makes the fateful decision to leave war-torn Berlin to live with her in-laws in the countryside, thinking she'll find refuge there. But one morning, the SS come to tell her she has been conscripted to be one of Hitler's tasters: three times a day, she and nine other women go to his secret headquarters, the Wolf's Lair, to eat his meals before he does. Forced to eat what might kill them, the tasters begin to divide into The Fanatics, those loyal to Hitler, and the women like Rosa who insist they aren't Nazis, even as they risk their lives every day for Hitler's. As secrets and resentments grow, this unlikely sisterhood reaches its own dramatic climax, as everyone begins to wonder if they are on the wrong side of history.

At the Wolf's Table

"Narrator Polly Stone gives us a believable depiction of Rosa Sauer...The story is compelling, and the performance memorable." ― AudioFile Magazine At the Wolf's Table is a moving audiobook based on the untold true story of the women conscripted to be Hitler’s food tasters, from internationally bestselling author Rosella Postorino.
"They called it the Wolfsschanze, the Wolf’s Lair. 'Wolf' was his nickname. As hapless as Little Red Riding Hood, I had ended up in his belly. A legion of hunters was out looking for him, and to get him in their grips they would gladly slay me as well."
Germany, 1943: Twenty-six-year-old Rosa Sauer’s parents are gone, and her husband Gregor is far away, fighting on the front lines of WWII. Impoverished and alone, she makes the fateful decision to leave war-torn Berlin to live with her in-laws in the countryside, thinking she’ll find refuge there. But one morning, the SS come to tell her she has been conscripted to be one of Hitler’s tasters: three times a day, she and nine other women go to his secret headquarters, the Wolf’s Lair, to eat his meals before he does. Forced to eat what might kill them, the tasters begin to divide into The Fanatics, those loyal to Hitler, and the women like Rosa who insist they aren’t Nazis, even as they risk their lives every day for Hitler’s. 
As secrets and resentments grow, this unlikely sisterhood reaches its own dramatic climax. What’s more, one of Rosa’s SS guards has become dangerously familiar, and the war is worsening outside. As the months pass, it becomes increasingly clear that Rosa and everyone she knows are on the wrong side of history.
Praise for At the Wolf's Table:
"[Postorino's] ability to beautifully convey feelings of guilt, shame, love and remorse in a single gesture is a sign that we will be hearing more from her." ― New York Times Book Review

MacMillan Audio

“They called it the Wolfsschanze, the Wolf’s Lair. ’Wolf’ was his nickname. As hapless as Little Red Riding Hood, I had ended up in his belly. A legion of hunters was out looking for him, and to get him in their grips they would gladly slay me as well.“

Platinum Spotlight Series

Una gran novela aclamada por la crítica, en la lista de más vendidos de Italia. Ganadora del Premio Campiello 2018. Ganadora del Premio Pozzale Luigi Russo 2018. «Por favor, leed este libro.».-Michela Murgia (autora de La acabadora) Imaginen por un momento una mesa bien dispuesta, con platos de loza blanca llenos de comida exquisita. Imaginen unas judías verdes condimentadas con mantequilla fundida, el olor embriagador de unos pimientos asados y la textura de un Strudel de manzana y de un pan recién horneados. Al levantar la vista encontrarán a diez mujeres jóvenes y famélicas a punto de empezar a comer. Estamos en el cuartel general de Hitler y corre el año 1943; la guerra causa estragos, pero ellas están aquí y tienen hambre. Lo que pueda pasar después poco importa... «¡Comed!», ordenan los soldados de la SS: ellas son las catadoras de la comida del Führer y tendrán que aguardar una hora hasta que los guardias descarten que las viandas puedan estar envenenadas. En el ambiente turbio de este banquete perverso, que siempre puede ser el último, las jóvenes y los militares que gobiernan el cuartel trenzan alianzas insólitas, pero ¿acaso hay algo insólito cuando vivimos al límite? Inspirándose en la historia real de Margot Wölk, catadora de Hitler, Rosella Postorino atraviesa el laberinto del deseo para contarnos la historia de Rosa Sauer, una joven que frente a la violencia de la Historia se aferra a su afán por saborearlo todo, incluido el sexo prohibido mientras espera a un marido que no regresa: una mujer con ganas de sentirse viva. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Winner of the 2018 Campiello Prize. Winner of the 2018 Pozzale Luigi Russo Prize. At the Wolf's Table is the internationally bestselling novel based on the untold true story of the women conscripted to be Hitler's food tasters, from author Rosella Postorino. &nbsp; "They called it the Wolfsschanze, the Wolf's Lair. 'Wolf' was his nickname. As hapless as Little Red Riding Hood, I had ended up in his belly. A legion of hunters was out looking for him, and to get him in their grips they would gladly slay me as well." &nbsp; Germany, 1943: Twenty-six-year-old Rosa Sauer's parents are gone, and her husband Gregor is far away, fighting on the front lines of WWII. Impoverished and alone, she makes the fateful decision to leave war-torn Berlin to live with her in-laws in the countryside, thinking she'll find refuge there. But one morning, the SS come to tell her she has been conscripted to be one of Hitler's tasters: twice a day, she and nine other women go to his secret headquarters, the Wolf's Lair, to eat his meals before he does. Forced to eat what might kill them, the tasters begin to divide into The Fanatics, those loyal to Hitler, and the women like Rosa who insist they aren't Nazis, even as they risk their lives every day for Hitler's. As secrets and resentments grow, this unlikely sisterhood reaches its own dramatic climax. What's more, one of Rosa's SS guards has become dangerously familiar, and the war is worsening outside. As the months pass, it becomes increasingly clear that Rosa and everyone she knows are on the wrong side of history.

La catadora / At the Wolf's Table (Spanish Edition)

United States

Lumen

Le assaggiatrici (Italian Edition)

Contemporary

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The Women at Hitler’s Table

Women At Hitlers Table EXPORT

Women At Hitlers Table

At the Wolf's Table: A Novel

At the Wolf's Table: A Novel

At the Wolf's Table

At the Wolf's Table: A Novel

At the Wolf's Table

La catadora / At the Wolf's Table (Spanish Edition)

Le assaggiatrici (Italian Edition)