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…
Daniel Kehlmann: Du hättest gehen sollen (You Should Have Left)
The latest addition to my website is Daniel Kehlmann's Du hättest gehen sollen (You Should Have Left). This is a short (ninety-six pages) novel and a slightly different approach from…
Jenny Erpenbeck: Aller Tage Abend (The End of Days)
The latest addition to my website is Jenny Erpenbeck's Aller Tage Abend (The End of Days). This is a non-whimsical variation on a technique we have seen in Kate Atkinson's…
Herta Müller: Herztier (The Land of Green Plums)
The latest addition to my website is Herta Müller's Herztier (The Land of Green Plums). This is a remorselessly grim story of life in Ceausescu's Romania, told by an unnamed…
Herta Müller: Atemschaukel (The Hunger Angel)
The latest addition to my website is Herta Müller's Atemschaukel (The Hunger Angel). This tells the story of Leopold Auberg, a seventeen year old German-Romanian. When the Soviets capture Romania…
Jenny Erpenbeck: Gehen, ging, gegangen [Go, Went, Gone]
The latest addition to my website is Jenny Erpenbeck's Gehen, ging, gegangen [Go, Went, Gone]. This is a very timely book, as it is about the refugee crisis and is,…
Herta Müller: Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt (The Passport)
The latest addition to my website is Herta Müller's Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt (The Passport). This short novel tells the story of a small German…
Herta Müller: Heute wär ich mir lieber nicht begegnet (The Appointment)
The latest addition to my website is Herta Müller's Heute wär ich mir lieber nicht begegnet (The Appointment). This is a grim tale of life in Communist Romania. The narrator…
Oskar Maria Graf: Das Leben meiner Mutter (The Life of My Mother)
The latest addition to my website is Oskar Maria Graf's Das Leben meiner Mutter (The Life of My Mother). This is an excellent autobiographical novel, about, of course, Oskar Maria…
Lutz Seiler: Kruso
The latest addition to my website is Lutz Seiler's Kruso, part of my feeble effort to read shortlisted books for this year's book prizes, other than the Man Booker. This…