CultureThis highly successful author polarizes German readers

Caroline Wahl, 31, has taken three novels to the top of Germany’s fiction bestseller lists, with her debut selling more than a million copies in German-language editions. Her outspoken comments about ambition, money and writing about poverty have drawn criticism, which she views as partly misogynistic. Her fourth novel is due out on August 28.

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