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"Das Weiberdorf" by Clara Viebig is a novel published in 1899. Set in a remote Eifel village where men work in distant mines and return only twice yearly, the story explores the harsh lives of women left behind to manage everything alone. When Peter Miffert, one of the few remaining men, begins counterfeiting money to help struggling families, he becomes the center of attention—until the husbands unexpectedly return. This naturalistic work vividly portrays economic hardship, social isolation, and suppressed desires in rural Germany. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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