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Ulrich Plenzdorf, The New Sorrows of Young W. (Learning Materials)
Literary masterpieces of all eras and genresWorking texts for school and universityComplete text with illustrative commentaryIncludes "The New Sufferings of Young W."Published in the Suhrkamp Basic LibraryIdeal for pupils and studentsCombination of text and commentary
Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife
Novel by Audrey NiffeneggerPlot revolves around Clare and Henry, a time travelerClare falls in love anew every time Henry stands before herHenry suddenly and unexpectedly travels to different timesLove story between Clare and HenryTheme of time travel and longingBook about the beauty of permanence and the wonder of longing
Sten Nadolny, The Discovery of Slowness
Novel about the life of the sailor John FranklinExperiences in the navy and in warDream of peaceful voyages at sea and the discovery of the Northwest PassageSubtle study of timeMultiple award-winning bestsellerCombination of seafaring novel, adventure novel, and coming-of-age novelBased on the biography of John Franklin (1786-1847)
Carl Zuckmayer, The Captain of Köpenick. A German Fairy Tale in Three Acts.
Film adaptation of the play "Hauptmann von Köpenick"Starring Heinz Rühmann in the title roleBlend of comedy and social critiqueMajor audience hit on stageFilm from 1956Most popular drama of the 20th centuryElicits sympathy for rogues and scoundrels
Fynn, Hello Mister God, this is Anna speaking.
Book "Hello, Mister God, This Is Anna"Published in German in 1974Beloved by millions of readersExplores God, the world, people, love, laughter, fear, joy, and sorrowTouching, human, cheerful, and melancholic bookConsidered one of the most beautiful books worldwide
Vicki Baum, People in a Hotel
Vicki Baum, successful author from the 1920s to the 1950s"People in the Hotel," her best-known novel from 1929A handful of people in the Grand Hotel, crises, dreams, disappointmentsAtmospheric depiction of Berlin in the 1920sAdapted into films on Broadway and in HollywoodPaved the way for Vicki Baum’s international fame and career in the USAAt the same time, the biography "The Careers of Vicki Baum" by Nicole Nottelmann is published
Christoph Ransmayr, The Terrors of Ice and Darkness
Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition 1872Expedition ship trapped in pack iceDiscovery of Kaiser Franz Joseph LandStory of a young Italian named MazziniCollector of the expedition’s artifactsJourney to the Arctic Ocean as a passenger on a research vesselDisappearance in the glacier landscapes of Svalbard
Jean M. Auel, Ayla and the Stone of Fire
Ayla and Jondalar have reached the destination of their journeyJondalar is joyfully welcomed by his tribeAyla is initially met with suspicion and rejectionAyla is given a probationary chanceVolume 5 of Jean M. Auel's Stone Age sagaPart of the successful prehistoric saga "The Earth's Children"Exciting adventures and spiritual gatherings
Martin Suter, The Dark Side of the Moon
Corporate lawyer Urs Blank undergoes a dangerous personality change due to consuming hallucinogenic mushroomsHe flees into the forest and learns survival skills thereBlank realizes there is only one way to escape this nightmareNovel by Urs Blank that illuminates the dark side of the moonBlank uses his strengths as a corporate lawyer to exploit othersHe is introduced to the world of hallucinogenic mushrooms by the beautiful LucilleThe consumption of a cyan-blue mushroom leads to a terrifying change in Blank's personality
Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain. Novel.
Plot in the Davos SanatoriumProtagonist Hans CastorpSeven-year stayStage for European sensibility before the First World WarFirst edition 1924Part of the 'Great Annotated Frankfurt Edition'
Günter Grass, The Crabwalk
Novella about the sinking of the "Wilhelm Gustloff" in January 1945Narrates the impact up to contemporary GermanyMain character is the journalist Paul, son of a survivorDiscovers a provocative website of a "Kameradschaft Schwerin"Historical events lead to the greatest maritime disaster of all timeGrass artfully plays with literary formsSettings include Davos, Odessa, Schwerin, Danzig, and the Baltic Sea
Joy Fielding, Run, Jane, Run
Woman with no memory finds herself bloodstained and with money on the streets of BostonConfusion about identity and relationship with a man introduced as her husbandDoubt about the effectiveness of the medication supposedly helping herFeeling trapped in her own houseDesperate struggle to regain her memoryThrilling novel about life and deathTitle: "Run, Jane, Run!"
Bruce Chatwin, Dream Paths
Book about the invisible pathways across the Australian continentExploration of the Aboriginal footprintsCombination of novel and travelogueFascinating work of contemporary literature
Johann W. von Goethe, Complete Poems in One Volume
All of Goethe's Poems in a Compact EditionOrganized by Work Groups, Including AdditionsIncludes Collections from 1815 and 1827Includes the West-Eastern Divan and Other CyclesIncludes Xenien by Schiller and GoetheIncludes Letters, Occasional Poems, and Fragments
Karl Kraus, Writings Vol. I: The Last Days of Mankind. Tragedy in Five Acts with Prelude
Drama by Karl Kraus about the First World WarMost concise depiction of the European cultural catastropheScope exceeds any theater standardConditions for the Second World War recognizableTragedy in five acts with prologue and epilogueVolume 10 of the series "The Last Days of Mankind"
Judith Hermann, Nothing but Ghosts
Second collection of stories by Judith HermannStories about different couples and placesTelling tales of love and travelSome stories have been adapted into filmsEnthusiastic reviews and strong salesPraised as major contemporary German literature
Jennifer Donnelly, The Tar Rose
Novel about the life of 17-year-old Fiona Finnegan in London, 1888Fiona works as a packer in a tea factoryShe has a flair for delicious teas and exotic blendsFiona must leave her fiancé Joe behind and build a new life in New YorkExciting story of atonement, courage, and passionFirst part of a trilogy called the "Rose Trilogy"Full of sensuality and emotion
Kim Harrison, Blood Game
Novel from the Rachel Morgan seriesSequel to "Blood Trail"Plot set after a global pandemicRachel Morgan is a witch and bounty hunterJob: Taking down dark creaturesAction, eroticism, and suspense
Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Romulus the Great: An A-Historical Historical Comedy in Four Acts
Kaiser Romulus Augustus considers the Roman Empire immoralRomulus wants to dissolve the empire as the 'Judge of Rome'He passively awaits the invading Germans in the year 467 ADOdoacer deeply wishes to surrenderThe goal is to prevent the Germans from 'ultimately becoming a nation of heroes'
Wolfgang Koeppen, Pigeons in the Grass
First novel of Wolfgang Koeppen's Failure TrilogyAnalysis of the remnants of ideologies and behaviors that led to fascism and warDepicts characters and events of a single day in Munich 1949Precisely atmospheric details portray everyday life in the postwar periodBlocked writer Philipp experiences the city like a battlefieldDescribed by Marcel Reich-Ranicki as Koeppen's most important book
Jean M. Auel, Ayla and the Mammoth Hunter
Novel cycle with international successSaga of the Earth Children 30,000 years agoLove, adventure, and struggle against the forces of natureAyla and Jondalar encounter mammoth huntersAdmission to the tribe as full membersAyla caught between two men
£14.19
Rainer M. Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeStory of a Pupil Who Became a PoetScene takes place in the park of the Military Academy in Wiener NeustadtAcademy Chaplain Horacek joins himHoracek looks at the book cover and shakes his headHoracek reads a few verses and finally nodsRene Rilke becomes a poet
Max Frisch, Stiller
Mister White is arrested in SwitzerlandHe is mistaken for the missing sculptor Anatol Ludwig StillerFormer friends confirm the suspicionMister White resists the identificationNotes from custody emphasize: "I am not Stiller!"Book title: "Stiller: A Novel" (suhrkamp paperback)
Günter Grass, Complete Poems
Includes all poems by Günter Grass from 1956 to 2007For the 80th birthday of the Nobel laureateExtensive collection of poetryIncludes poems from various works by the authorPlastic coverIdeal for fans of Günter Grass and poetry lovers
£12.99
Alberto Vigevani, Summer at the Lake. A Narrative (Wolff's Brochure)
Released in 1958Set in the 1930s among Milanese bourgeoisieMain character is 14-year-old GiacomoDepicts the distancing from the father and first lovesSensitive and light storytelling by Alberto VigevaniPlot takes place during summer holidays at Lake ComoEnds with the onset of autumn and Giacomo’s coming of age
£17.52
Joseph Roth, Radetzky March
Novel about the Danube MonarchyPlot begins with the Battle of SolferinoTrotta family in focusSplendor and decline of the Habsburg MonarchyMasterpiece by Joseph RothCompassionate and relentless narratorClear light on every detail
£15.13
Victor Hugo, Les Miserables. The Wretched.
Novel about 19th-century FrancePlot about Jean Valjean, who was convicted of theftHospitable bishop helps him and he starts a new lifeFounds a glass factory and supports poor peoplePolice inspector Javert pursues himLiterary crime, adventure, and period novelFilmed starring Gerard Depardieu
£16.35
Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks. Decline of a Family. Novel
Novel by Thomas MannTells the story of the Buddenbrook family in LübeckBegins around 1830 and ends in the presentIncludes celebrations, gatherings, baptisms, deathbed moments, marriages, divorces, business successes and declineMain character is Thomas Buddenbrook, whose son Hanno has a musical talentPossibility of rising to an artist remains unfulfilledA book without writer's arrogance, an act of reverence for life
Walter Kempowski, Culpa. Notes on the -Echolot-
Spectacular book project by Walter KempowskiIncludes working notes and diary entriesReveals the efforts, risks, and hazards involved in its creationVast scope of research, collecting, and archivingStruggle for the right form until the work’s publicationFascinating background information on the creation processPart 5 of the Echolot project, notes on the >
Irène Némirovsky, Suite française
Rediscovered Novel by Irène NémirovskySet in the Summer of 1940 during World War IIPlot in Paris, People Fleeing from the German ArmyReveals the True Character of People Under Existential ThreatLiterary Sensation of 2005Legacy of the French Star Author of the 1930sImpressive Social Portrait from the World War II Era
Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
Harry Haller is lonely outside bourgeois societyHe is desperate and longs for an unattainable realityHis struggle between desire and disappointment reflects European civilization
Pascal Mercier, Night Train to Lisbon
Teacher leaves school and travels to LisbonFollows the trail of a mysterious authorDelves deeper and deeper into his notes and reflectionsMeets people who were impressed by the authorA futile journey fraught with threatsFinally, the teacher can feel again and reflect on his lifeBut what he sees could cost him his life
Martina Borger, In the Enclosure
Roman "In the Enclosure"Protagonist Jon Ewermann discovers true loveJulie: beautiful and mysteriousJon ready to give up comfortable lifeNew beginning possible with violencePlot starting in early fiftiesTheme: Love and new beginnings
Christian Morgenstern, Complete Gallows Songs. Gallows Songs / Palmström / Palma Kunkel / The Gingga
Poetry collection "Galgenlieder" by Christian MorgensternFirst published in 1905 in BerlinMultiple editionsPlay with words and realityDedication to "The Child in the Man"Affirmation of this-worldlinessBreaks moral and life codes
Wilhelm Busch, Poems
Selection from the mentioned volumes by Wilhelm BuschColorful mix of reflections and observationsPoems by Wilhelm BuschPaperback formatIdeal for reading on the go
J. D. Robb, Death Is Mine
Novel from the Eve Dallas seriesMurderer kills homeless people in New YorkVictims become organ donorsLieutenant Eve Dallas investigatesCareer and life at riskThrilling cat-and-mouse chaseTop-notch entertainment according to USA Today
Martin Suter, Small World
Novel titled "Small World"Plot revolves around Konrad Lang and his Alzheimer's diseaseKonrad forgets names and puts his wallet in the fridgeEarliest memories become stronger as more memory is lostMillionaire elderly lady unsettled by her connection to KonradStory is about Konrad's unusual past and a dramatic secret
Ralph W. Emerson, On the Beauty of the Good. Reflections and Observations.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, born in 1803 in BostonEnded his career as a preacher after three yearsCalled his thoughts 'Children of the Forest'Essays regarded as America's intellectual declaration of independenceRevered as a prophet during his lifetimeDeath in 1882 mourned throughout America
Iny Lorentz, The Lioness
Intrigue and betrayal in 14th-century ItalyNoblewoman Caterina fights alone after losing her familyShe commands a mercenary army that she leads into battle herselfEnemies of the Duke of Molterossa try to win her over to their sideCaterina proves herself as a warrior and negotiatorBeneath her armor beats the heart of a woman yearning for loveA thrilling story full of action, intrigue, and romance
£15.60
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