by Jan Siebelink KLAPPENTEXT Eigentlich könnte Hans Sievez, Mitte Dreißig, von Beruf Gärtner, glücklich sein. Er hat seine geliebte Schulfreundin Margje geheiratet, eine kluge, attraktive Frau, hat zwei Söhne und…
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by John Irving Inhalt vom Verlag Diogenes: Homer ist anders als die anderen Kinder im Saint-Cloud´s Waisenhaus: Er will nicht weg. Nach vier gescheiterten Adoptionsversuchen erlaubt Dr. Larch ihm daher,…
by Christopher Brookmyre The last book I read during the Laos vacation trip. Since I have to write 15 book summaries, I just copy some of the reviews, which match…
by Mike Nicol The first of the three detective novels I read during my holidays in Laos. Pure coincidence. In this novel I was interested in the after apartheid life…
by Gary Shteyngart Gary Steyngart was recommended various times on the radio book show “Büchermarkt” (Deutschlandradio). His biography and the style of humor caused my interest/ Since “Little Failure” (the…
by Julia Franck Here is a review and summary from the blog Dialog International:“Stettin, 1945. In a bombed-out apartment, an eight-year old boy secretly watches as his mother is repeatedly…
by Jonas Jonasson I had some great laughs listening to the audiobook version. But I could imagine it is not for everybody since it is completely over the top. The…
by Michael Köhlmeier A book about Joel Spazierer, a man without moral. He is a barbarian, later blackmailer, counterfeiter, thief, cold-blooded, vindictive, greedy. Even a five-times murderer but you are…
by Patrick Modiano Here is another of the good book summaries by Bernd Wunderlich in German:“Die Eltern von Louis Memling – der Vater war Radrennfahrer, die Mutter Tänzerin – kamen…
by Javier Cercas A captivating novel which starts in the aftermath of the Franco dictatorship and reaches into the present times. Here a summary and review by the Financial Times:”……