Unterleuten

Unterleuten is a 2016 novel by the German writer Juli Zeh. It is set in a village in Brandenburg and follows the locals, among whom conflicts and ambitions emerge when a company wants to create a wind farm in the area.

Reception

Unterleuten was a bestseller in Germany. By July 2016, it had sold more than 110,000 copies.

Translations

It has been translated into Italian with the title "Turbine"

Adaptation

The novel was the basis for Unterleuten: The Torn Village, a television serial that premiered on ZDF in 2020.