Juli Zeh

Unterleuten

In a Brandenburg village a wind farm tears the whole community apart.

💡 Did you know? The novel became a bestseller and was adapted for television.

About People

A city woman moves to the countryside and must rethink her prejudices about the neighbours.

💡 Did you know? The book was one of the best-selling German novels of 2021.

constitutional judge

As a jurist she regularly weighs into debates about law and freedom.

💡 Did you know? Her dystopia „Corpus Delicti“ centres on a state that makes health compulsory.

The Method

In a future state, health is the highest civic duty.

💡 Did you know? The work is often read in schools and performed on stage.

Eagles and Angels

An international lawyer falls apart amid drugs, war and loss.

💡 Did you know? The novel won several prizes and was translated into many languages.

Gaming Instinct

Two gifted teenagers push an amoral experiment to the extreme.

💡 Did you know? Zeh explores whether binding values still exist.

state surveillance

She took surveillance laws all the way to the Federal Constitutional Court.

💡 Did you know? She repeatedly speaks out with pointed essays.

Brandenburg

Rural life east of Berlin shapes novels like „Unterleuten“ and „Über Menschen“.

💡 Did you know? There she also serves as an honorary constitutional judge of the state.

Juli Zeh