Uwe Tellkamp: Der Eisvogel [The Kingfisher]
The latest addition to my website is Uwe Tellkamp's Der Eisvogel [The Kingfisher]. Wiggo Ritter is a lost soul. His father is a ruthless banker and Wiggo hates everything he…
Olga Grjasnowa: Gott ist nicht schüchtern (City of Jasmine)
The latest addition to my website is Olga Grjasnowa's Gott ist nicht schüchtern (City of Jasmine). Grjasnowa is an Azerbaijan-born German national, married to a Syrian. This novel primarily takes…
Uwe Tellkamp: Der Turm (The Tower)
The latest addition to my website is Uwe Tellkamp's Der Turm (The Tower). This is a monumental novel - around a thousand pages long - which follows the lives of…
Aftermath
I recently attended an exhibition at Tate Britain called Aftermath, exploring the impact of World War One on British, German and French art. I have long been fascinated by this…
Esther Kinsky: Am Fluss (River)
The latest addition to my website is Esther Kinsky's Am Fluss (River). This is a beautiful book, narrated by an unnamed narrator but clearly based on the author. She has…
Daniel Kehlmann: Tyll [Till]
The latest addition to my website is Daniel Kehlmann's Tyll [Till]. It is based on the legend of the trickster Till Eulenspiegel though Kehlmann has moved him from his traditional…
Rainald Goetz: Irre (Insane)
The latest addition to my website is Rainald Goetz's Irre (Insane). The book is about both a psychiatrist called Raspe and a multimedia artist called Rainald Goetz, both of whom…
Peter Härtling
I an surprised that the English-language press has not picked up on the death of German writer Peter Härtling yesterday (10 July 2017), aged 84. He will be remembered for…
Juli Zeh: Schilf (UK: Dark Matter; US: In Free Fall)
The latest addition to my website is Juli Zeh's Schilf (UK: Dark Matter; US: In Free Fall). This is a novel where theoretical physics meets the detective story. Two theoretical…
Juli Zeh: Nullzeit (Decompression)
The latest addition to my website is Juli Zeh's Nullzeit (Decompression). This novel tells the story of a diving instructor, Sven. He has fled Germany, after realising he does not…