Marlen Haushofer was an Austrian author of short stories, novels, radio plays and children’s books. Her books include The Wall, The Loft and Nowhere Ending Sky.
‘I read somewhere that you can get used to anything, and habit is the strongest force in our lives.’
Fiction by Marlen Haushofer, translated by Shaun Whiteside.
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