Die Flucht der Beate Hoyermann : Roman by Thea von Harbou
"Die Flucht der Beate Hoyermann : Roman" by Thea von Harbou is a novel written in the early 20th century. It likely blends travel adventure with espionage and wartime suspense, following Beate Hoyermann and her husband Gerhard as a carefree journey through Japan turns into a hazardous bid for escape under political suspicion and looming conflict. Themes of cultural encounter, natural catastrophe, and the creeping onset of war frame their peril. The
opening of the novel follows Beate through bustling Japanese streets to a hilltop temple, interweaving her and Gerhard’s world travels with sharp, curious observations of Africa, America, and Japan. Gerhard confides they are being shadowed by Japanese police; at the theater their friend Tystendal brings the shattering news of the Archduke’s assassination and hints at wider war. That night an earthquake and fire destroy the nearby city; Beate drags her distraught maid Yuki from the water as boats capsize in the blazing bay, and afterward they discover Gerhard’s papers have been rifled. Weeks of rain and a mysteriously absent ship delay their departure, until a German‑speaking stranger warns that the authorities suspect Gerhard as a spy and will quietly prevent their return to Europe, revealing a pervasive, efficient surveillance that now entangles them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954 |
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| Title | Die Flucht der Beate Hoyermann : Roman |
| Original Publication | Stuttgart und Berlin: J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1916. |
| Credits | The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77073 |
| Release Date | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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