Summary of In the Shadow of Wolves
“In the Shadow of Wolves” tells the story of seven-year-old Renate and her siblings, German children from East-Prussia (now Kaliningrad), who fled to Lithuania at the end of World War II in search for food and shelter.
Reasons to read In the Shadow of Wolves
“In the Shadow of Wolves” is a poignant novel about the atrocities of war, resilience, and survival, seen through the eyes of children. The novel is based on meticulous research and interviews with former ‘wolf children’ – German refugee children who fled east during and after the war. Alvydas Šlepikas received the Lithuanian Writers’ Union Prize for his novel, which was named ‘Book of the Year’ in Lithuania in 2012. It was also a Times Book of the Year in 2019.
Setting: Lithuania
Book set in Lithuania (mainly the borderlands with Kaliningrad, former East Prussia)
Original title: Mano vardas – Marytė
Year of publication: 2012
Nr of pages: 208
