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Antonio Tabucchi, Lisbon Requiem. A Hallucination.
Book about Lisbon focusing on cafés, museums, restaurants, cemeteries, and peopleWritten by a great admirer of the cityTitle: Lisbon Requiem: A Hallucination
Ian McEwan, Amsterdam
Plot involving politician, editor-in-chief, composerAmsterdam as the settingExamination of media and power mechanismsAuthor: Ian McEwanDetective novel with humorous elementsPart of the detebe series
Rocko Schamoni, Risk of Fame. Director's Cut
Includes Previously Suppressed ChaptersAuthor Experienced Various Professions and PlacesHard-Hitting Life ConfessionTells of Circus Performer, Robber, Painter, Dreamer, PoetLocations: Paris, New York, Hamburg, SaleikaContains Shocking Memoirs
Petros Markaris, Moth. A Case for Kostas Charitos.
Crime novel featuring investigator Kostas CharitosCharitos is ill but refuses to restHeat and smog in AthensPursuit of a criminal gangSetting: Underworld of AthensPart of the "Nachtfalter" seriesPublished by detebe Verlag
£15.13
Eugene Ionesco, The Rhinoceros. Play in Three Acts.
Eugene Ionesco, founder of a unique dramatic styleSuccessful absurd play "The Rhinoceroses"Transformation of an entire city into snorting, murderous pachydermsSole survivor: the ordinary, free, and responsible BehringerRefusal of the metamorphosis from flying to trampling creatureIonesco’s diaries record the spread of political fanaticismAbsurdity as a contemporary expression of humanity
John Steinbeck, The Street of the Sardines
Bizarre, light, and nostalgic novelPlot set in a small fishing town in AmericaPopulation consists of occasional workers, ne'er-do-wells, prostitutes, and eccentricsCharacters live in old warehouses, steam boilers, and boatsGather at the general store, pubs, establishments, and laboratorySuspicious glances from the respectable citizens of MontereyWorld literature
Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Journey to the End of the Night
Novel Against Corruption and DepravityCritique of the Facade of the BourgeoisieRadical LanguageMasterpiece of TranslationNo Other Comparable NovelWild Outcry Against InjusticeHistory of the Novel Changed
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 >
Heinrich Böll, Stories
Stories from Four Decades by Heinrich BöllIncludes a total of 75 storiesBegins in 1937 with the story "Youth" and ends in 1982 with "In Which Language Is One Called Schneckenröder?"Offers a comprehensive selection of Böll’s narrative workContains well-known and previously unpublished storiesVividly documents Böll’s output in this genreSupplemented by a no longer accessible essay by Böll from 1953 and an editorial afterword by the editor
Thomas Mann, Lotte in Weimar. (Fiction, Poetry & Drama)
Goethe novel by Thomas MannPlot based on historical visit of Charlotte Kestner to GoetheLotte hopes for insight into past passionPublished in 1939 by Bermann-Fischer in StockholmInterruption of work on 'Josephs' novelEncounter and conversations between Lotte and GoetheGoal: portrayal of Goethe on stage
Clemens Meyer, As We Dreamed
Novel about growing up in Leipzig after the reunificationTells of the struggles and lives of the protagonistsAuthentic voice and direct narrative styleSet in the years following reunificationThemes: car theft, alcohol, fear, anger, and destructionDepiction of a youth that is free and at the mercy of lifeDream of a better life
Wolfram Fleischhauer, The Purple Line
Painting "Gabrielle d'Estrées and One of Her Sisters"Anonymous ArtworkLady Grasping Another's Breastbud with Pointed FingersEncrypted Message in the Pose?Crime Novel by Wolfram Fleischhauer Based on the Origin Story of the PaintingSuccessful NovelPaperback Edition with Appendix on the Truth Behind the Fiction
Philip Roth, The Human Stain
Professor Silk loses reputation, job, and family due to an ill-considered statementHe is a light-skinned Black man with a big secretZuckerman meets the aging professor and shares his secretA moral portrait of American societySilk is branded a racist and his career comes to an abrupt endA love affair with a younger woman brings him back to lifeA tragic ending and a long-held secret come to light
Günter Grass, The Tin Drum
Novel "The Tin Drum" from 1959Tells the story of Oskar MatzerathSet in Germany from the beginning of the century to Adenauer's eraOskar is a highly perceptive infant with completed mental development at birthOskar can drum reality and shatter glass with his voiceHe is the only healthy one in a world of appearances, lies, and crimeFantastic autobiography that follows Oskar from pre-war Danzig to post-war DüsseldorfReveals knowledge about Germany and Central Europe across different eras
Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
Novel about the value of humanityMain characters: Kate Fitzgerald, Anna FitzgeraldKate has leukemiaAnna refuses to donate bone marrowPortrait of a torn familyAuthor: Jodi PicoultGripping story until the last page
Max Frisch, Suhrkamp BasisBibliothek (SBB), No.8, Andorra
Publisher: Suhrkamp
Harry Mulisch, The Discovery of Heaven
Great book with a perfect form for the chaos of the worldEntertaining educational, developmental, adventure, crime, and romance novelSpecial role of friendship between two very different menStory spans the 20th centuryPlot includes an unusual friendship, love, and the Sixties, Seventies, and EightiesMain characters are an extraordinary child, an astronomer, and Don Juan, a language prodigyAuthor makes a career in politics
Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
Novel about Antoine Roquentin, a loner in a provincial townLife loses its self-evidenceSelf-exploration and disgust towards things and peopleFirst and most significant existentialism novelNew impulses in life philosophyExplosive experiences, sensations, visionsIncludes deleted passages from the first edition
Bernard Cornwell, The White Rider
Novel about the Danish conquest of England in the 9th centuryPlot set in the five English kingdomsKing Alfred of Wessex fights against the Danish invadersMain character Uhtred is a warrior in Alfred’s serviceDecisive battle is imminentConflict between divine aid and Uhtred’s swordDefeat would mean the downfall of England
Lewis Carroll, Insel Paperbacks, No.97, Alice Through the Looking-Glass
Sequel to Alice in WonderlandLandscape "Through the Looking-Glass" is haunting and rebelliousWritten by Christian EnzensbergerPart of the Insel paperback seriesNarrates Alice's second journeySix years after her return to WonderlandA strange and captivating story
Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot / Endgame / Happy Days. Three Plays
Samuel Beckett shaped the consciousness of the 20th centuryBeckett's works express apocalypse, hopelessness, and pessimismIncludes Beckett's three most successful playsWaiting for Godot, Endgame, Happy DaysHeroes reflect humanity's tragic fateLanguage rises to the highest form of poetryAddresses themes such as God, love, and death
Wladimir Kaminer, Schönhauser Allee
Wladimir Kaminer's book "Schönhauser Allee" offers a unique perspective on GermanyThe book features remarkable people, unusual destinies, and extraordinary eventsIt reveals the adventure of shopping on Schönhauser Allee, where Vietnamese shopkeepers sort goods by packaging and set prices based on sizeThe story also includes a gambling parlor called "Pure Freude" run by Erik, a former musician from BakuUnexpected treasures are discovered in a crowded trash container, including Russian poetry and valuable booksThe book explores the journey of children growing up and the stylistic tendencies in Lenin's languageIt also mentions a restaurant that was destroyed while attempting to create fried sushi, adding to the excitement of Berlin's streets.
Hans W. Richter, A July Day.
Christian meets Karoline at his brother’s graveThey were a couple before the Second World WarChristian recalls their time togetherKaroline followed Christian to BerlinThey flee from the Nazis to ParisThe question of exile or return arisesTheir paths diverge
Urs Widmer, Top Dogs (Theater Library)
Economic Tragedy RoyaleTop Executives in the Outplacement OfficeChange of PerspectiveSurprising Insights and WitCritique of Capitalism and NeoliberalismHumans as Increasingly SuperfluousGrotesque Logic of Economics
Flor Henckel von Donnersmarck, The Lives of Others. Film Book
East German Cultural Scene of the 1980sPolitical Interference in the Life of an Artist CoupleStasi Surveillance in the GDRStar-Studded Cast Featuring Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Mühe, and OthersIncludes Screenplay, Background Reports, and InterviewsControversial Topic, Gripping StoryBook Based on the Film "The Lives of Others"
John Irving, Widow for One Year
Novel about the writer Ruth ColeDeals with love, death, passion, and transienceSuccessful books, but bad luck with friendsHilariously funny and emotionally stirringIn EnglishItem No.: 2066947
£15.99
Tess Gerritsen, Cold Hearts
Medical thriller with a highly explosive theme of organ traffickingProtagonist Abby vows as a child to save other childrenAbby is part of the top transplantation team in BostonSuspicion arises when a wealthy woman receives a donor heart despite Abby's objectionsAbby investigates on her own and uncovers dark channelsGripping suspense and brilliant twistsBy bestselling author Tess Gerritsen
Wolfgang Koeppen, Death in Rome. Novel.
Novel by Wolfgang KoeppenSet in Rome after the warDescription of victims, perpetrators, instigators, and descendants of terrorContemporary novel about hidden illnesses of the German soulOppressive, fascinating, and liberating life insightsWritten from the distance of an ironic mindWritten with the full force of a moralist
Irvin D. Yalom, The Schopenhauer Cure
Novel by the author of the bestseller "The Red Couch"Main character Julius Hertzfeldt is a renowned psychoanalystJulius falls seriously ill and questions his workHe recalls the case of Philip Slate, whom he unsuccessfully treatedPhilip claims to have healed himself with SchopenhauerStory about self-reflection and the significance of one's own actionsThemes such as arrogance, selfishness, and self-healing are explored
£15.01
Bertolt Brecht, The Saint Joan of the Stockyards
Brecht's "The Holy Johanna of the Slaughterhouses"Stock Market Speculation in Meat and LivestockPlot Set in Chicago's Stockyards and Meat ExchangeDepiction of Society's ContradictionsProtagonist Johanna Dark, Salvation Army SoldierConfrontation with Meat King Pierpont MaulerPortrayal of Complex Processes and Legal Principles
£6.04
Ernst Th. A. Hoffmann, Suhrkamp Basic Library (SBB), No.45, The Sandman
No. 45 in the Suhrkamp BasisBibliothekIncludes "The Sandman" with commentaryMajor literary work for school and universityComplete text with detailed commentaryIdeal for school and universityCombines text and commentary in one volumeISBN: 9783518188453
Hermann Hesse, Beneath the Wheel
Narrative titled "Unterm Rad"Plot revolves around a gifted childChild is influenced by the father's ambition and the hometown's local patriotismChild is forced into a role that doesn't match their abilitiesChild suffers negative consequences and is 'thrown under the bus'
Thomas Mann, Doctor Faustus
Fictional novel biography of a composerConnection with the Faust legend and issues of timeTime frame from 1884 to 1945Description of the life of the German composer Adrian LeverkühnAutobiography with ruthless candorAuthor's intense involvement is palpableIntroduction of a narrator standing above the events
£18.64
Heinrich von Kleist, Complete Stories. Text and Commentary (DKV TB - Deutscher Klassiker Verlag)
Includes all narratives, writings on politics, philosophy, and art, poems, and journalistic contributionsTexts according to Kleist's manuscripts, multiple versions in parallel printKleist transformed the German-language anecdote into a concentrated art formNovella form expresses the individual's problems in the modern worldHigh narrative tensionAlso includes prose texts, dedications, album leaves, political writings, contributions in the "Berliner Abendblätter"Multiple texts in parallel print to provide insight into Kleist's working methods and intentions
£24.64
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
£14.85
Pascal Mercier, The Piano Tuner
Famous Italian tenor shot during performanceOffspring of the perpetrator, twins Patrice and Patricia, travel to BerlinMotivations of the father, legendary piano tuner and unsuccessful opera composer, are uncoveredIncestuous love of the twins leads to speechlessnessReunion and the father's act trigger a process of remembranceNovel about family secrets and memoriesLiberating process of remembrance for the twins
£15.57
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!"
Christoph Ransmayr, The Terrors of Ice and Darkness
Multi-layered adventure novel about the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition of the »Payer-Weyprecht Expedition«Expedition ship trapped by pack ice during the Arctic summer of 1872After more than a year of drifting, the crew discovers an island group buried under glaciers and names it »Kaiser Franz Joseph Land«Alongside this, the story of a young Italian named Mazzini is told, who becomes the collector of the expedition’s testimoniesMazzini sets out to the Arctic Ocean to trace the discovery of »Franz Joseph Land«During his research, Mazzini becomes increasingly immersed in the Arctic presentDisappearance of Mazzini in the glacier landscapes of Svalbard
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