The Girl Named Manuela

The Girl Named Manuela Book Description Lela went to the stairs and stood there. There was a window to his right. The tops of neighboring trees could be seen in the distance. The wall surrounding the dormitory garden was not even visible. Once again, but this time much stronger than the first, the girl had the feeling that she had never experienced it before. It could be complete only when one had the feeling of reaching this solution, only when one felt as if one were not actually there but blended into a completely different existence. When she came down the stairs, she would be just Lela again, but she didn't want that. He held the white linen cloth with his hands and pressed this cold fabric to his chest; He was trying to prove to himself that he wasn't dreaming. He didn't even want to move, lest the smell of the room and the woman leave him, lest anything that had become real be spoiled. He went down the stairs carefully, pausing to see if anything had changed. No, it hadn't changed. He was coming downstairs, but he was actually in the room above, sitting in the chair, his arms around Fräulein von Bernburg. That was the real reality. It wasn't him who went downstairs, went to the closet room, opened his closet, it was actually a dream. The book, which was first adapted to the cinema in 1931 under the name Mädchen in Uniform, was adapted again in 1958 with Romy Schneider and Lilli Palmer in the leading roles, and this film took its place among the German classics. Manuela, the best-known work of German writer Christa Winsloe, is not included in many sources, although it is among the oldest examples of 20th century homosexual literature. However, like every writer in history who was blacklisted by fascism and tried to be buried in the dark days of history, Christa Winsloe is still here. (From the Promotional Bulletin)