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  • Katharina is a German national but we have ruled Germany out because of the costs.

    Driving at Night 2004

  • Katharina is German, does not live in Central Berlin, but lives outside of Berlin.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2009

  • Orion called Katharina and introduced her to his guests, and the girl explained what had brought her hither; in such a sweet and pathetic manner -- for she was sincerely fond of her foster-brother and play-fellow

    The Bride of the Nile — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Orion called Katharina and introduced her to his guests, and the girl explained what had brought her hither; in such a sweet and pathetic manner -- for she was sincerely fond of her foster-brother and play-fellow

    The Bride of the Nile — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Orion called Katharina and introduced her to his guests, and the girl explained what had brought her hither; in such a sweet and pathetic manner -- for she was sincerely fond of her foster-brother and play-fellow

    The Bride of the Nile — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Orion called Katharina and introduced her to his guests, and the girl explained what had brought her hither; in such a sweet and pathetic manner -- for she was sincerely fond of her foster-brother and play-fellow -- that she quite charmed Martina and Heliodora, and the younger woman expressed a hope that they might see her often.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

  • Orion called Katharina and introduced her to his guests, and the girl explained what had brought her hither; in such a sweet and pathetic manner -- for she was sincerely fond of her foster-brother and play-fellow -- that she quite charmed Martina and Heliodora, and the younger woman expressed a hope that they might see her often.

    The Bride of the Nile — Complete Georg Ebers 1867

  • For example, the advances mentioned in the foregoing paragraph were first recorded as ‘amorous’, the original wording beng that ‘the gentleman became amorous’, which Katharina Blum indignantly rejected.

    On Heinrich Boll « Tales from the Reading Room 2010

  • A regular argument as to definition ensued between her and public prosecutors, and between her and Beizmenne, with Katharina asserting that ‘becoming amorous’ implied reciprocity whereas ‘advances’ were a one-sided affair, which they had invariably been.

    On Heinrich Boll « Tales from the Reading Room 2010

  • I too loved The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, which I actually saw as a film – it makes an unforgettable film, precisely because of “the complete absence of emotional manipulation” that you mention.

    On Heinrich Boll « Tales from the Reading Room 2010

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