Die Riesinnen

Hannah Häffner's multi-generational novel Die Riesinnen (Penguin 2026) is set in Wittenmoos: grandmother, mother, daughter - all tall and slender, towering above everyone else - struggle to fit into the tight-knit rural community, yet each finds her own way to carve out a place in the small village world. The book quickly became a bestseller.

At Theater der Nacht, the author speaks with Daniel Frisch about female self-determination, the longing for freedom and roots, about mothers and daughters, and about standing out.