The life of High Countess Gritta von Ratsinourhouse
by Bettina von Arnim, Gisela von Arnimfairy tale· published 1845
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A group of girls escape from their convent school and after surviving a shipwreck found a feminist paradise on an exotic island. Written in the 1840s by a mother-daughter team, the novel was a critique of German paternalism.
Adaptations (1)
The life of High Countess Gritta von Ratsinourhouse was adapted into a 1985 film.
Gritta of the Rat's Castle1985 · film · 79 min · dir. Jürgen Brauer · IMDb ↗The tale of young Gritta who lives with her father, an unsuccessful inventor. When her new stepmother tries to put her away in a convent she discovers some dark secrets there.
