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Diogenes
Foreign Rights List — Autumn 2021
est• 1952
Stefanie vor Schulte
Boy with a
Black Rooster
Bernhard Schlink
Colours of Farewell
»In a sense, this book is a detailed gaze »These stories really pack a punch, Bernhard Schlink’s third major collection of stories, after Flights of Love and Summer Lies
at our living conditions; it debates, in and have great depth. Whether they’re
different ways, the question of how we about lies, betrayal or guilt.« #1 Spiegel Bestseller upon publication
want to coexist.« Torsten Hunger 15 weeks among the top 20 of the Spiegel Bestseller List
Nico Hofmann MDR Thüringen, Erfurt
Die Zeit Newsletter, Hamburg
Bernhard Schlink Abschiedsfarben
»30 pages sometimes have the intensity »His prose is accessible to any reader;
of an entire novel. Far from being written in a clear, calmly
mere entertainment, these stories are flowing language that doesn’t need
deeply profound.« stylistic effects.«
Rainer Hartmann Ursula März
SWR 1, Stuttgart Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Cologne
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Azerbaijanian (Qanun)
Bernhard
Catalan (Enciclopèdia Catalana)
Schlink
Chinese/CN (Yilin) Abschiedsfarben
»Schlink possesses an unmistakable »There are few authors who can
Czech (Euromedia) er
sense for unexpected turns of events, fill the pages of a book with such stsell
Dutch (Cossee) # 1 Be
for drama and suspense.« simple elegance.«
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Lothar Schröder Günter Keil
Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf Landshuter Zeitung, Landshut French (Gallimard)
Novel
Greek (Kritiki) 224 pages, September 2021
Italian (Neri Pozza)
Japanese (Shinchosha) Stories
Macedonian (Ili-Ili) 272 pages, 2020
Romanian (Polirom)
Russian (Azbooka-Atticus)
»This book, luminous in its many »Bernhard Schlink understand
nuances, immediately captures the how to put a whole life into the small Serbian (Plato)
reader and doesn’t let go.« shape of a story.« Spanish/world (Anagrama)
Janina Fleischer Britta Helmbold Turkish (Dogan) World rights are handled by Diogenes.
Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, Hannover Ruhr Nachrichten, Dortmund Vietnamese (Nha Nam) Film rights are available.
Bernhard Schlink’s books have been published in 55 languages.
FICTION
Stefanie vor Schulte
Boy with a Black Rooster
When the painter comes to make an altarpiece for the
church, Martin knows that by the end of the winter,
he’ll be leaving with him. He’ll go with him and not An extraordinary debut and literary
give even a backward glance. masterstroke.
Stefanie vor Schulte Junge mit schwarzem Hahn
An eleven-year-old boy with all the wisdom
The people in the village have spoken often about the of the world shows us that with common
painter. Now he’s there, and he wants to get inside the sense, courage and a pure heart, we can
change the world.
church, but the key is missing. The three most out-
A novel about an era filled with superstition
spoken men in the village – Henning, Seidel and Sattler – and tyranny, which isn’t as bygone as it
search for the key, crawling through the rose hips in seems.
front of the church gate. The wind billows their shirts Eleven-year-old Martin has nothing but
and trousers and pulls their hair back and forth. the shirt on his back, and a black rooster
which is both a protector and a friend. The
In between searches, the men rattle the church door.
In turn. Because maybe the other one shook it the
villagers steer clear of the boy, finding
Stefanie
him strange; far too smart and kind. They
vor Schulte
wrong way, after all. Each time, they are amazed that would rather mistreat him than acknowl-
Junge mit
edge his talents. When Martin meets a
the door is still locked. travelling painter and seizes the chance to
schwarzem Hahn
leave the village with him, he is led into
The painter stands by, watching and grinning cheekily, a terrible world which, thanks to his com-
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with his shabby possessions beside him. They had passion and understanding, he is able to
probably imagined him differently, but painters don’t resist, becoming a saviour for those even
more innocent than he is. Novel
fall from the sky around these parts. Especially not 224 pages, September 2021
now, in the war.
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Photo: Gene Glover /© Diogenes Verlag
stefanie vor schulte was born in Hanover in 1974 and studied
Theatre- and Costume Design. She lives in Marburg with her husband
and four children. Boy with a Black Rooster is her first novel.
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Louise Brown
As a funeral orator, one of my roles is to hold and bear
What Remains When We Die
the stories that are entrusted to me about the deceased.
Sometimes that also means listening to stories which,
on any other occasion, would strike me as absurd, but What makes a life?
which seem perfectly logical as a mourner. Over time, The journalist and podcaster on her work as
WAS BLEIBT, WENN WIR STERBEN
a funeral orator – and on how to make
I learnt how comforting these inexplicable moments peace with mortality, in a book filled with
can be to someone who is grieving. They make us feel warmth and humanity.
connected with a world that can often seem cold and After the death of her parents, the journal-
LOUISE BROWN
strange in the midst of grief. The sun that shines through ist Louise Brown tries to extract something
the circular window at the beginning of the funeral meaningful from the finitude of life. She WAS
service, directly onto the urn of a sun worshiper.
becomes a funeral orator, and a witness to
what remains of us when we die. This
BLEIBT
WENN WIR STERBEN
alters her perspective not only on death,
The rain that stops at a live concert at the very moment but on life too. She gifts us with unforget-
LOUISE BROWN
when the band begins to play a deceased girlfriend’s table images, reminding us of what makes
us human. A reassuring and liberating
favourite song. It’s often the natural world that sends book which encourages the reader to focus
ERFAHRUNGEN EINER TRAUERREDNERIN
us messages of comfort: the roses that bloom longer on the things that matter in life.
than usual in a man’s garden, bringing him joy on his
deathbed. The butterfly that flutters into the chapel DIOGENES
during a farewell service, coming to rest on an urn that
has been decorated with a butterfly design. These are
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us when we need them most; or to which we are parti-
cularly sensitive while we mourn, when the once-familiar
world suddenly seems unfamiliar. World rights are handled by Diogenes.
Photo: Gene Glover /© Diogenes Verlag
louise brown was born in London in 1975 and moved with her family
to East Holstein in northern Germany as a teenager. She studied Political
Science in northern England, Kiel and Berlin. She is a journalist and has
also been a funeral orator in Hamburg for five years, where she facilitates
the first ›Death Café‹. In her podcast My Perfect Burial she talks to
people about how they want to say their goodbyes. Louise Brown lives
in Hamburg with her partner, two children and a dog.
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Quietly and imperceptibly at first, then
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Arabic (Al-Arabi) Catalan (Bromera) leave from their marriage. They embark
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on a summer vacation, intended to salvage
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answer the question of how and with
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Daniela Krien’s books
have been published in 25 languages.
daniela krien, born in Neu-Kaliß, Germany, in 1975, studied commu-
nication, media, and cultural studies in Leipzig. Since 2010 she has been a
freelance writer. Her debut novel Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything
has been published in 18 languages. Her novel Love in Case of Emergency
was a number 1 Spiegel bestseller. Daniela Krien lives in Leipzig with her
two daughters.
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in Martin Suter’s novels, who is probably one of the best Martin Suter
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One of You
The story of someone who never felt
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achieved immense success regardless.
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TV Adaptation
Novel
288 pages, October 2021
World rights are handled by Diogenes.
Martin Suter’s books
have been published in 35 languages.
Application for translation support
possible with Pro Helvetia.
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martin suter, born in Zurich in 1948, is a writer, columnist and screen-
play author. Until 1991 he worked as a creative director in advertising,
before deciding to focus exclusively on writing. His novels (most recently
Elephant and Allmen and the Koi) and his Business Class stories enjoy
international success. Martin Suter and his family live in Zurich.
FICTION
»The incredible biography of William James Sidis.
Material crying out for a Hollywood adaptation.« Klaus Cäsar Zehrer
Dirk Kruse / Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich The Terrible Zebra
Klaus Cäsar Zehrer Das Genie
What to do when the present moment
is too serious? Take a comic look back
at the past!
Klaus Cäsar An extraordinary gift book with wonderful
Zehrer
Das Genie Rights sold: discoveries from old photo albums, worked
Hungarian (Könyvmolyképzö) into droll, headstrong, playful texts in a
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Old photos that inspire the imagination of
The Genius
the contemporary viewer in a captivating
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way. Veering from strange to touching,
they continually pose the question: What
»The incredible story of William James Sidis’ »A great joy to read – on earth was going on? Klaus Cäsar Zehrer
life, a genius, rebel and a visionary ahead researched in an outstanding way, was inspired by pictures like these to create
of his time. Klaus Cäsar Zehrer wrote an told in a virtuoso manner and explosive ..
short stories, scenes and poems – from Klaus Ca sar Zehrer
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and surprisingly topical.« Antje Liebsch / Brigitte Woman, Hamburg
servedly silly. And Shakespeare’s 155th love fotos und ihre geschichten
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sonnet is in there too.
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»Klaus Cäsar Zehrer’s debut The Genius
»Klaus Cäsar Zehrer wrote a fabulous novel, is a magnificent skilfully-composed novel
clever and thrilling.« based on true events.«
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Alexander Kissler / Cicero, Berlin Kester Schlenz / Stern, Hamburg 192 pages, November 2021
»The Genius is an impressive biographic »An elegant biographical novel
story, surprisingly densely told in the same league as a John Irving.«
on more than 650 pages, a more than Hans Mentz / Titanic, Berlin
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successful debut novel.«
Film rights are available.
Peter Budig / Nürnberger Nachrichten
Klaus Cäsar Zehrer’s books
have been published in 3 languages.
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klaus cäsar zehrer, born in Schwabach in 1969, lives in Berlin as a
freelance writer, editor and translator. His first book with Diogenes Verlag,
The Genius, was named the best debut novel of 2017 by the literary blog-
ging collective ›Das Debüt‹. Zehrer has a doctorate in Cultural Studies, and
edited, together with Robert Gernhard, the classic work of comic verse
Hell und Schnell. He also plays for the German national writers’ football team.
FICTION
»We need the poets' gaze on the world in order
to understand and bear it. Jägersberg has this gaze.« Otto Jägersberg
Elke Heidenreich Piano Bar
New prose by Otto Jägersberg.
Otto Jägersberg Liebe auf den ersten Blick
Linguistic brilliance in short form.
Otto Jägersberg Pianobar
Otto
Otto
In the piano bar, anything can happen:
Jägersberg
Jägersberg
Weihrauch Keine Otto strange characters come through the door,
und zehn Otto Jägersberg Jägersberg
Pumpernickel Pferde Die Frau Liebe auf den stories and anecdotes are told, bon mots
Ein westpfählisches
des Croupiers ersten Blick
and philosophical insights shared. The bar-
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Incense and Poems The Croupier’s Wife Love at First Sight pianist strange notes with familiar melodies.
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Novel, 1964
The armchair at the back of the bar is the
perfect place for Otto Jägersberg to watch
the world in his uniquely precise way.
Otto
»How does Otto Jägersberg write? »Four- or five-hundred-page epics:
Jägersberg
Well, you can enjoy his lines of poetry yet so swiftly devoured! Jägersberg’s prose Pianobar
and prose in sips, but you may become in Love at First Sight, by contrast, is short,
tipsy quite fast in the process.« shorter, the shortest. And it stays with you
Frank Lorentz / Welt am Sonntag, Berlin for a very long time.«
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»It is a pleasure to follow this wandering rascal.«
Prose
Nils Jensen / Buchkultur, Vienna
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World rights are handled by Diogenes.
Film rights are available.
Otto Jägersberg’s books
have been published in 3 languages.
Photo: © Margrit Müller
otto jägersberg, born in Hiltrup (Westphalia) in 1942, worked as a
book trader, antiquarian and printer in Berlin, Zurich and Stierstadt. With
his debut novel Incense and Pumpernickel, which was published in 1964,
Otto Jägersberg became Diogenes’ first newfound German author. He has
been a freelance writer and filmmaker ever since. He lives in Baden-Baden.
FICTION
»Hansjörg Schneider pours his experiences into simple
sentences that are perfectly clear, yet always slyly poetic.« Hansjörg Schneider
Sibylle Birrer / NZZ, Zurich The Owl over the Rhine
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Writing with outstretched wings. By the
Hansjörg Hansjörg Hansjörg author of the bestselling Inspector Hunkeler
• Silberkiesel
Hansjörg Hansjörg Schneider Schneider Schneider
Schneider
Schneider
series.
Hansjörg Schneider Die Eule über dem Rhein
Das Paar Tod Hunkeler
Silberkiesel Flattermann macht Sachen
im Kahn einer Ärztin
Hansjörg Schneider
Hunkelers zweiter Fall
Hunkelers erster Fall Der fünfte Fall
Hunkelers dritter Fall Hunkelers vierter Fall
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Sometimes angry, sometimes tender,
always laconic.
Silver Pebbles The Fluttering Man The Couple Death of a Doctor Hunkeler
Novel, 1993 Novel, 1995 on the Barge Novel, 2001 Messes around Hansjörg Schneider is a master of the short
Novel, 1999 Novel, 2004
form. The Owl over the Rhine collates
the most wonderful of his texts from the
Hansjörg Schneider Hunkeler in der Wildnis
last 20 years: a homage to his chosen
home of Basel appears alongside memories
Hansjörg
Schneider
Hansjörg
Schneider
Hansjörg
Schneider
Hansjörg
Schneider Hansjörg
of his childhood in rural Aargau, together
Hunkeler
und der Fall
Hunkeler
und die
Hunkeler und
die Augen
Hunkelers
Geheimnis eller
Schneider
Hunkeler tselle
r with observations of people and everyday
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des Ödipus Der neunte Fall
Der sechste Fall
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scenes, texts about nature and jazz, about
dialect as a secret language and the perils
Hunkeler and Hunkeler and Hunkeler and Hunkeler’s Secret Hunkeler in the of technology, about actors, artists, the
Schneider
the Livius Case
Novel, 2007
the ›Golden Hand‹
Novel, 2008
the Eyes of Oedipus
Novel, 2010
Novel, 2015 Wilderness
Novel, 2020 literati and his own writing. Die Eule über
dem Rhein
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Hansjörg Schneider Kind der Aare
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»Hansjörg Schneider narrates
Hansjörg
Schneider Hansjörg with a melancholic ease which is indifferent
Schneider
Nachtbuch
für Astrid Nilpferde Hansjörg
Schneider
Hansjörg
Schneider Hansjörg to all the noise in the world.«
Von der Liebe, vom Sterben,
vom Tod und von der Trauer unter
Das Wasser- Lieber Leo
Hansjörg
Schneider Schneider Stories
darüber, den geliebten Menschen
dem Haus ler Im Café und Volker Albers / Hamburger Abendblatt
verloren zu haben
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Diary, 2000 Diary, 2012 Stories, 2019
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Film rights are available.
Hansjörg Schneider’s books
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have been published in 10 languages.
hansjörg schneider, born in Aarau, Switzerland, in 1938, worked as Application for translation support
a teacher and journalist. For a long time, he was one of the most performed possible with Pro Helvetia.
playwrights in the German language and his Hunkeler crime novels are
regularly on the Swiss Bestseller list. Hansjörg Schneider has received
numerous awards, among them the ›Friedrich Glauser Prize‹ in 2005.
He lives and writes in Basel.
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Patricia Highsmith on big and small screens
Patricia Highsmith
Her Diaries and Notebooks
»Every artist is in the business
for his health«
Notebook, August 31st, 1966
Patricia Patricia
Highsmith Highsmith
Tiefe Der talentierte
Wasser Mr. Ripley The many lives and loves of a highly wilful
and strong, yet also frail woman – in her
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own words.
Deep Water The Talented Mr. Ripley
First published in 1957 First published in 1955 For the centenary year of Patricia Highsmith’s
birth, the legendary author’s personal
journals will be available to the public for
Movie adaptation to be released The Ripley TV Series the first time.
in August 2021: The US adaptation for the TV series
As much as Patricia Highsmith wrote, there
Cast: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas with Showtime will be based on
is one thing she always left out: herself.
Director: Adrian Lyne Patricia Highsmith’s five Ripley novels.
So it was a sensation when, after her death
(9 1/2 Weeks, Fatal Attraction) Cast: Andrew Scott (Fleabag),
in 1995, 18 journals and 38 notebooks were
Script: Zack Helm and Sam Levinson Dakota Fanning, Johnny Flynn (The Dig)
found in her linen cupboard, written in
Production: Entertainment 360 / Director and screenplay: Steven Zaillian
without interruption since her college days.
New Regency Pictures (Hannibal, Schindler’s List, The Night Of)
A woman who travelled around half the
Executive Producers: Steven Zaillian, Production: Entertainment 360 /
world, lived at least two lives simultaneously
Garrett Basch, Guymon Casady, Endemol Shine, North America
and, from a cool half-distance, penned psy-
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chological novels about fundamental themes With photos and documents
Arnon Milchan, and Philipp Keel to the second half of 2021.
like love, alienation and murder. 1152 pages, November 2021
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»It promises to be one of the literary
Patricia Highsmith’s books
highlights of 2021 — publication of
have been published in 41 languages.
the diaries of Patricia Highsmith,
one of the most conflicted, fascinating
novelists of the 20th century.« Rights sold:
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian, London Chinese/CN (Shanghai Translation)
English/UK (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
patricia highsmith (1921 – 1995) born in Texas, grew up and studied in English/USA (Norton)
New York. She achieved worldwide success in 1950 with her debut novel French (Calmann-Lévy)
Strangers on a Train, made into the famous film by Alfred Hitchcock in Italian (La nave di Teseo)
1951. The Talented Mr. Ripley, published in 1955, was awarded the ›Edgar
Portuguese/BRA (Intrínseca)
Allan Poe Scroll‹ by the Mystery Writers of America and introduced the
Spanish/world (Anagrama)
fascinating anti-hero Tom Ripley.FICTION
»Whatever he wrote left its mark.«
Der Spiegel, Hamburg
Jörg Fauser
Jörg Fauser Der Schneemann
Kant
Jörg Fauser
Die Tournee
The ›scene thriller‹ is finally available
Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser
as a single volume again.
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Der Schneemann Rohstoff Das
Schlangenmaul
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With an foreword by Helene Hegemann
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The Snowman Raw Material The Snake Mouth The Tour
Novel, 1981/2020 Novel, 1984/2019 Novel, 1985/2019 Posthumous Hezekiel Kant, private detective (with ever
Movie Adaptation novel, 2007 had) and suave anti-hero, is tasked with
keeping a close eye on the wholesale chain
SPUMEX. Are they making money with
Jörg Fauser Alles muss ganz anders werden
Jörg Fauser Das Weiße im Auge
drugs, cut wine, or just vegetables? Since he
gambled away his advance payment before
even agreeing to the job, and the client’s
Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser
Das Weiße im Auge
Erzählungen 1980 – 87
Alles muss
ganz anders werden
Rohstoff
Elements
daughter has apparently been kidnapped,
he allows himself to be drawn into the
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The White of the Eye Everything Must Be Raw Material –
dangerous game.
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Stories, 2021 Completely Different
Stories and Prose,
Elements
Early Prose and Kant
2020 Poems, 2019
»Fauser had style, in life
Jörg Fauser Was überlebt, ist schön
Jörg Fauser Eine Freundschaft
Jörg Fauser Caliban Berlin
Jörg Fauser Marlon Brando
and in his literature.
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Fauser had the legend.
He was the champ.«
Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser Ulf Miehe / Stern, Hamburg
Der Klub, in dem Carl Weissner Caliban Berlin Marlon Brando
wir alle spielen
Über den Zustand der Literatur
Eine Freundschaft Kolumnen 1980 – 84 Der versilberte Rebell
Eine Biographie
Story
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Briefe 1971 – 87
Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes
The Club We All A Friendship Caliban Berlin Marlon Brando.
Play In Letters, 2021 Columns, 2019 The Silver-Plated Rebel
Essays and Biography, 1978/2020
Reviews, 2020
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Film rights are available.
Jörg Fauser’s books
have been published in 9 languages.
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jörg fauser (1944 – 1987) was born near Frankfurt. After dropping out
of university, he spent some years living in Istanbul and London, making
a living in office jobs, as an airport worker and night watchman, among other
things. In 1974, he switched to writing. His novels, poems, newspaper arti-
cles and short stories occupy an exceptional position in German literature.
Jörg Fauser died in an accident on a motorway near Munich on the night
after his birthday.FICTION
»One of the 10 best modern European crime writers.«
Brian Oliver / The Observer, London
Petros Markaris
The Melody of Money
The master of European crime fiction:
Petros
Markaris
in the top ten of the bestseller lists in
Petros
Greece, Italy and Spain.
Petros Markaris Das Lied des Geldes
Hellas Petros Markaris
Channel Markaris Der Groß-
Ein Fall für Petros Live! aktionär
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The song of money – as seductive as
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in Athens Novel, 2001 Novel, 2004 Shareholder
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the streets of Athens. What looks like a
carnival parade is in fact the start of a new
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»A writer of Mediterranean Noir in
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Catalan (Tusquets) Original Greek title: O Fonos einai Hrima
368 pages, August 2021
Italian (La nave di Teseo)
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Petros Markaris’ books
have been published in 17 languages.
petros markaris, born in Istanbul in 1937, is a playwright, who worked
as an author with Theo Angelopoulos (director of Eternity and a Day,
Ulysses’ Gaze etc.), and translated the works of German dramatists like
Brecht and Goethe. He began writing crime novels late in life, in the
mid-1990s, and became an international success. His accolades include
the ›Pepe Carvalho Prize‹, the ›Goethe Medal‹ and an honorary doctorate
from the University of Thessaloniki. Petros Markaris lives in Athens.NON-FICTION
Malte Herwig
Picasso raged. Laden with suitcases, two children,
and a young woman, the taxi sped off from the Villa The Woman Who Says No
La Galloise in Vallauris. Soon the car was nothing
more than a cloud of dust stretching along the sou-
thern French country road in the direction of Paris. Françoise Gilot is going to turn 100
Picasso strode angrily back into the empty house. She on 26 November 2021.
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had actually done it. She had kept her word, and she Rebel, muse, painter. An inspirational
woman and a plea to live a courageous,
was gone for good with both the children—his child- self-determined life.
ren! This was outrageous, completely unforeseen, and She was the only woman to ever leave
completely unforeseeable in the old master’s life plan. Pablo Picasso, and to him she remained
a mystery. Françoise Gilot is a painter,
The woman in the car did not look back, but she could a truth-seeker, a rebel. She may have spent
readily imagine the state Picasso was in. For ten years her life in the company of men who chan-
ged the world – Picasso, Matisse, and
they had been a couple—young Françoise and old Jonas Salk – but Gilot forged vital relation-
Pablo. She knew him better than almost anyone else. ships with ground-breaking artists and Françoise Gilot
She knew both his tender and his terrible sides. But she scientists on her own terms, creating an Die Frau,
also knew that she and her children would be lost if
artistic style all her own, translated into die nein sagt
an enormous collection of paintings and Ihr Leben mit und ohne Picasso
they stayed with him any longer. Françoise looked at drawings held by private collectors and von Malte Herwig eller
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Claude and Paloma, who were sitting next to her. She public museums around the world. In her
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early nineties, she generously shared her
still loved Pablo, but she loved the children more. hospitality and wisdom with writer Malte
Herwig, who started out as an interviewer
but found himself drawn into the role On Her Life with and without Picasso
Biography
of pupil as Gilot, whom he called ›a philoso-
With photographs and illustrations
pher of joy‹, introduced him to different First published by Ankerherz Verlag,
ways of seeing the world. Hollenstedt in 2015
272 pages, November 2021
»An encounter with a fascinating woman.« World rights are handled by Diogenes
françoise gilot, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1921, lives and Der Spiegel, Hamburg except English.
works between New York and Paris. Her pictures have been exhibited
in museums all over the world (Museum of Modern Art, Musée
Picasso in Antibes, Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris, etc.). Her first Malte Herwig’s books
»The Woman Who Says No is not just a book
have been published in 5 languages.
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book Life with Picasso became an international bestseller. about art, but the art of living.«
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malte herwig, born in Kassel in 1972, studied Literature, History
Susanne Kaloff / Welt am Sonntag, Berlin
and Politics and received his doctorate from Oxford University.
He has written for the Süddeutsche Zeitung magazine, Spiegel and
Stern and published several bestsellers. His most recent publication
is The Great Kalanag, with Penguin.ART
»What Alberto Venzago has achieved has never existed before,
neither in cinema nor in photography; it’s unique.« Alberto Venzago
Wim Wenders Taking Pictures, Making Pictures
The whole world in one volume with over
100 unpublished photographs.
An impressive retrospective about the work
of Alberto Venzago - photographer, photo-
journalist, filmmaker and artist.
Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran, Penélope Cruz
in Zurich. Yakuza in Japan, Voodoo in
Africa, indigenous tribes in the rainforest:
Alberto Venzago has had half the world
in front of his Leica. The autodidact has
circumnavigated the globe more that once,
always searching for the next unforgettable,
historic moment. He has captured tens of
thousands of them, a selection of retrospec-
tive of the globetrotting artist: moving and
astonishing.
Art Book
256 pages, July 2021
International co-production
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alberto venzago, born in 1950 in Zurich, is a Swiss photographer, photo-
journalist and filmmaker. An autodidact, he worked for Magnum for four
years, his work appearing in Life, Stern and Geo and receiving numerous
awards, including the renowned ›ICP Infinity Award‹. In addition to his
reportage, he is known for his advertising campaigns for international cor-
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porations, and is the official photographer of the London Symphony
Orchestra and the Tonhalle in Zurich. Venzago lives with his family in
Zurich and New York.ART
»Christoph Niemann is the 21st-century Saul Steinberg.
He doesn’t draw anything like Steinberg, but he is Christoph Niemann
just as conceptually fertile — and original. Maybe more so.«
Steven Heller / The Atlantic, New York
Nicholas Blechman
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Two genius artists. One furious artwork.
Two of the greatest illustrators of our
time, and their collaborative work – now
»Christoph Niemann [. . .] with Diogenes.
is one of my favourite illustrators.«
150 revealingly humorous drawings about
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the state of the world.
»With just a few lines Christoph can When you look around at the world, it’s
turn one thing into something almost enough to silence any laughter.
else completely — he uses drawing But in the end, even evil can only be borne
Souvenir
Art Book, 2017 to capture the joy and transformative with humour; and these sometimes ironic,
potential of the imagination.«
sometimes misanthropic, yet always
Madeleine Morley / It’s Nice That, London
brilliantly absurd drawings show us the
perspectives of two exceptional artists.
»Christoph Niemann is one of
the world’s most in-demand artists.«
Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin
»Even if you don’t know
Christoph Niemann by name, you’ve
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probably seen his work.«
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NPR, Washington
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christoph niemann, born in Waiblingen in 1970, is an illustrator,
graphic designer and (co)author of various books. His work has graced
more than twenty New Yorker covers since 1998, with illustrations
appearing in Atlantic Monthly and New York Times Magazine. He
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was inducted into the ›Art Directors Club Hall of Fame‹ in 2010.
Photo: © Gene Glover
Christoph Niemann lives in Berlin with his wife and their three sons.
nicholas blechman was born in 1967 in New York and is an illus-
trator and graphic designer. Since 1990, he has published the political
underground magazine Nozone. Nicholas Blechman lives in New York
and is art director of the New York Times.CHILDREN’S BOOK
Christoph Niemann
I Wish
If wishes had wings ...
CHRISTOPH NIEMANN Ich wünsche mir
Christoph Niemann’s new children’s book
with Diogenes, a picture book with
simple, witty illustrations about the magic
of wishing.
It’s usually a great joy to receive a present.
But what if a present not only fulfils a wish,
but leads us ever more deeply into the uni-
verse of our longing?
»Everything Christoph Niemann makes,
from visual blogs to picture books
reveals his witty, literate personality.«
Steven Heller / Eye Magazine, London
Children’s Book
72 pages, 17 x 19.5 cm, August 2021
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except English.
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christoph niemann, born in Waiblingen in 1970, is an illustrator, graphic
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designer and (co)author of various books. His work has graced more than
twenty New Yorker covers since 1998, with illustrations appearing in Atlantic
Monthly, Weltkunst Magazine and New York Times Magazine. He was inducted
into the ›Art Directors Club Hall of Fame‹ in 2010. Christoph Niemann lives
in Berlin with his wife and their three sons.CHILDREN’S BOOK
Hazel Brugger / Thomas Spitzer
Jannes Weber
What’s Up, Germany?
Where on earth are Hazel und Thomas?
Hazel Brugger and Thomas Spitzer ar HAZEL BRUGGER THOMAS SPITZER JANNES WEBER
the dream team of German comedy. This
is their hidden object book based on the
successful series Deutschland Was Geht
(now with 20 million views on YouTube).
Their sharp-witted take on contemporary DAS WIMMELBUCH
life in sixteen topical scenes forms a
hilarious cardboard picture book for both
adults and children.
Whether it’s on the ostrich farm, at the
gym, the currywurst stand or the beach,
in this hidden object book you’ll find
countless people, animals and little stories
on every page – and in their midst, Hazel
Brugger and Thomas Spitzer. For their DIOGENES
series Deutschland Was Geht, these two
comedians visited bizarre locations and Children’s Book
events all over the country. Children will 16 pages, 26 x 34 cm, October 2021
love this hidden object book, and fans
will find familiar locations and details.
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hazel brugger, born in 1993, is a stand up comedian and author. American by birth,
she grew up near Zurich and now divides her time between Zurich and Cologne.
Illustration Jannes Weber
thomas spitzer, born in Freiburg in 1988, is a comedy writer and director, and lives
in Cologne. Together with Hazel Brugger, he produces the YouTube channel Hazel &
Thomas and the podcasts Nur verheiratet and Good Vibes Only.
jannes weber, born in Herdecke in 1981, works as a freelance artist and illustrator
and has collaborated with Hazel and Thomas since 2018. After living in Scotland and
Switzerland for years, he is now based on the North Sea coast with his two dogs.CHILDREN’S BOOK
Timon Meyer / Julian Meyer
Bear & Hippo
Celebrate a Birthday
Bear & Hippo Bear & Hippo In this third volume of the picture
on Holiday in the Snow
TIMON MEYER JULIAN MEYER
TIMON MEYER / JULIAN MEYER
BÄR & HIPPO FEIERN GEBURTSTAG
book series, they go off in search of a
birthday child. r & Hippo
Bäfeiern Geburtstag
TIMON MEYER JULIAN MEYER
&HHiippppoo
TIMON MEYER / JULIAN MEYER
BÄR & HIPPO MACHEN URLAUB
Bäärr&
TIMON MEYER JULIAN MEYER TIMON MEYER JULIAN MEYER
Bear and Hippo
TIMON MEYER / JULIAN MEYER
BÄR & HIPPO MACHEN URLAUB
TIMON MEYER / JULIAN MEYER
BÄR & HIPPO IM SCHNEE
B machenUrlaub
machen Urlaub Bär & Hippo
im Schnee Oh, how lovely!
A birthday
But whose can it be? DIOGENES
Children’s Book
24 pages, 18 x 15 cm, October 2021
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DIOGENES DIOGENES
26 pages, 18 x 15 cm, 2020 24 pages, 18 x 15 cm, 2020
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Bear and Hippo are the very best of friends. In this second volume of the picture
They’re ready for any adventure together. book series, Bear and Hippo are spending Film rights are available.
All the better if they make new friends an exciting day in the snow.
along the way!
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Photo: © Nikolaus Urban
timon meyer, born near Stuttgart in 1977, is a freelance author and
artist who lives with his family in Queens, New York. Above all else,
he loves writing for children.
julian meyer, born in Lower Saxony in 1983, was a carpenter before
going on to study illustration in Münster. He has worked as a freelance
illustrator since 2017. Julian Meyer has a daughter and lives in Hamburg.CHILDREN’S BOOK
Timon Meyer / Julian Meyer
Not Rolf Paul’s The Big Cuddle
Today TIMON MEYER
Bugles JULIAN MEYER
Garden
TIMON MEYER / JULIAN MEYER · ROLF RÖHRT
Feeling down? Just hug it away!
Das große Knuddeln
TIMON MEYER JULIAN MEYER
TIMON MEYER JULIAN MEYER TIMON MEYER JULIAN MEYER TIMONMEYER
TIMON MEYER
TIMON MEYER / JULIAN MEYER · ROLF RÖHRT
JULIANMEYER
JULIAN MEYER
TIMON MEYER / JULIAN MEYER · DAS GROSSE KNUDDELN
Heute
Heute Meyer & Meyer are experts when it comes Timon Meyer Julian Meyer
Do�
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viell��t
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ni�t to providing comfort: This new delightful
m�gen?
m�gen?
book for reading aloud will make for good
humour in any child’s room.
A colourful Animal ABC and a cuddly pig
deliver reading-aloud fun.
DIOGENES
DIOGENES
What we need now is an expert:
DIOGENES
Fluffily soft, of stature,
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DIOGENES
32 pages, 19 x 25 cm, 2020 32 pages, 19 x 25 cm, 2020 32 pages, 19 x 25 cm, 2021 and preferably of a cheerful nature. DIOGENES
Children’s Book
All the animals are blue today, Are your children really loud? Paul is a passionate gardener. 48 pages, 30 x 25 cm, October 2021
full of sadness and sorrow. You’re not alone. This picture book Everything is verdant and
Will it get better? Not today, from Meyer & Meyer is about Rolf, blooming and aromatic: Tomorrow
maybe tomorrow! the young stag whose roar makes is harvest day. But when Paul
the whole forest shake. goes to his garden the next day, a
major surprise awaits. World rights are handled by Diogenes.
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Praise for Not Today:
»›So maybe tomorrow, then?‹ »But it gives strength, and lends
Timon and Julian Meyer keep asking, courage to hopeless lonely days.
hitting the nail on the head. That’s why this book now belongs –
Yes, tomorrow the world might look and indeed, always will belong
quite different.« in every home.«
Judith von Sternburg / Frankfurter Rundschau Maria Riederer / Deutschlandfunk, Cologne
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Photo: © Nikolaus Urban
timon meyer, born near Stuttgart in 1977, is a freelance author and
artist who lives with his family in Queens, New York. Above all else,
he loves writing for children.
julian meyer, born in Lower Saxony in 1983, was a carpenter before
going on to study illustration in Münster. He has worked as a freelance
illustrator since 2017. Julian Meyer has a daughter and lives in Hamburg.CHILDREN’S BOOK
»A declaration of love to imagination.«
Thomas Barth / Stuttgarter Nachrichten
Helme Heine
My Friend RamTamTam
Helme Heine
Helme Heine · Die Abenteurer
Helme Heine Die Abenteurer
Helme Heine · Hans und Henriette
Hans und Henriette
An unforgettable story about two friends
who can always depend on one another. HELME HEINE
HELME HEINE
Die Geschichte von Hans und Henriette,
dem Vogelpärchen:
über die Liebe, die Heirat,
das gemeinsame Nest, die Kinder,
das Größerwerden der Kinder
The bestselling author Helme Heine is back
und das Älterwerden
der Eltern . . . with a heart-warming tale of an immortal
bond.
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Diogenes
Every night, a child dreams about the big
wide world and fantastical treasures.
CYAN MAGENTA GELB SCHWARZ
Litho Atelier Thalmann, Wollerau
Sauerkraut Hans and Henriette The Adventurers
176 pages, 22 x 27 cm, 1992 28 pages, 22 x 27.5 cm, 1993 28 pages, 22 x 27.5 cm, 1994 And suddenly the big adventure lies just
around the corner: RamTamTam. A tou-
sled, scrappy dog who becomes a best
Where the mountains cast The story of Hans and Henriette, It’s another dull day friend. For years on end they go through
the longest shadows, where a pair of birds, is a dance in Mullewapp, and Waldemar the
thick and thin together, until RamTamTam, Mein Freund
RamTamTam
the cabbages are as big as of love and life. A story about love, hog, Franz von Hahn and
waggon wheels, where the bus marriage, nest-building, babies, Johnny Mauser do not know what now old and grey, falls asleep and never
from town cannot go any further – children growing up, parents to do with themselves. wakes up. But their shared adventures are
that is where you will find growing older... High time for a real adventure!
a village called Sauerkraut. far from over.
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Praise for The Adventurers: Rights currently sold: Children’s Book
Korean (Moonji) 36 pages, 22 x 27.5 cm, September 2021
»A beautiful and
very humorous picture book.«
Margarete v. Schwarzkopf
Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Hamburg
»This colourful story with three animal World rights are handled by Diogenes.
musketeers will charm children.« Film rights are available.
Südkurier, Constance
Helme Heine’s books
have been published in 12 languages.
helme heine, born in Berlin in 1941, has authored more than thirty
children’s books, with millions of copies sold around the world. Since
publishing his first children’s book in 1976, Helme Heine has received
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numerous awards and honours, including the ›Grand Prize of the German
Academy of Children’s and Young Adults’ Literature’ (1991 for his life’s
work), and the ›Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year‹ by the
New York Times several times.CHILDREN’S BOOK
»Ute Krause’s captivating illustrations and
her imaginative powers of observation are fascinating.« Ute Krause
Booklist, Chicago The Lion in the Attic
Adapted for the screen, set to music and
Ute Krause · Der Löwe auf dem Dachboden
finally available again: a journey into the UTE KRAUSE
world of quiet notes and sounds. Der Löwe
auf dem
Karla and her family are especially good Dachboden
at one thing: making a racket. Karla finds a
cello in the attic, as well as a stone lion,
guarding a rusty door, who shows her the
world of silence and gentle notes.
»The fact that this subtle yet DIOGENES
topical story comes across in such
a cheerful and entertaining way
First published in 1998
owes much to Ute Krause's splendid
Children’s Book
illustrations of her own text.« 32 pages, 25 x 23 cm, October 2021
Silke Bartlick / Deutsche Welle, Berlin
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Chinese/CN (TB Publishing) Film rights are available.
The Lion in the Attic
has been published in 5 languages.
»A picture book filled with poetry and wisdom.«
Tiroler Tageszeitung, Innsbruck
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ute krause, born in Berlin in 1960, has illustrated a large number of
books, including Leopoldo and the Mountain of Books by Susanna Tamaro.
She has also written two children’s books published by Diogenes,
The Lion in the Attic and Nora and the Great Bear.CHILDREN’S BOOK
»A brilliant author of children’s books.
His books for children are timeless.« Tomi Ungerer / William Cole
Libération, Paris Frances Face-Maker
The loveliest going-to-bed book of all time.
TOMI UNGERER
TOMI UNGERER · DIES UND DAS
A great rediscovery – published in German
DIES UND DAS WILLIAM COLE TOMI UNGERER
Tomy Ungerer · Und jetzt du
TOMI UNGERER · NON STOP
for the first time.
TOMI UNGERER
An interactive book with charming and UND JETZT DU
NON STOP fun illustrations. EIN GUTE-NACHT-BUCH
Frances doesn’t want to go to bed – just
DIOGENES
like every child in the world, just like you.
DIOGENES
But then her dad has a good idea: We’ll
play the face-making game! Frances has to
Non Stop This and That look angry. Then happy. Then surprised.
48 pages, 30 x 21 cm, 2019 40 pages, 17 x 23.5 cm, 2019
And now it’s your turn! Join Frances in
making all sorts of faces: confused, sick,
A picture book for both A game of contrasts and snooty, sweet, thoughtful ... It makes you
adults and children, surprising perspectives, really tired, and before you know it, it’s
about friendship, trust and humanity – a wonderfully inspiring picture
a classic in the making. and wordbook for young children. slumber time.
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Catalan (Kalandraka) Catalan (Kalandraka) Tomi influenced everybody.«
Chinese/CN (Feel (Tianjin)) French (École des Loisirs) Maurice Sendak
English/world (Phaidon) Galician (Kalandraka) A Going-To-Bed Book
French (École des Loisirs) Spanish/world (Kalandraka) First published in 1963
Italian (Orecchio Acerbo) »For over 50 years he illustrated the most Children’s Book
Korean (Bear Books) beautiful children’s books imaginable.« 32 pages, 14.8 x 22 cm, October 2021
Spanish/world (Kalandraka) Andreas Platthaus /
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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tomi ungerer, born in Strasbourg (Alsace) in 1931, failed his school Tomi Ungerer’s books have been published
exams but hitchhiked all around Europe and published his first drawings in 42 languages.
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in the legendary Simplicissimus magazine. He began his unstoppable
career as an illustrator, children’s book author and artist in New York.
His children’s books like The Three Robbers and Moon Man are
modern classics. Tomi Ungerer died in 2019 in Cork, Ireland.
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william cole (1919-2000) was an American author. After serving
in World War II, he worked in the publishing industry in New York, for
Alfred A. Knopf and Simon & Schuster, among others. He published
numerous anthologies and wrote columns, poetry and children’s books.Four high-flyers
»Touching and timeless.« »Olga is a beautiful, polyphonic novel »A gripping scientific thriller.« »We want more of this.«
Publishers Weekly, New York about highly unequal lovers.« Kester Schlenz / stern, Hamburg Cathrine Krøger / Dagbladet, Oslo
De Volkskrant, Amsterdam
Bernhard Schlink Olga
Daniela Krien Die Liebe im Ernstfall
Martin Suter Elefant
Benedict
Wells Bernhard Martin Suter Daniela Krien
Vom Ende Schlink Elefant Die Liebe
der Einsamkeit Olga im Ernstfall
Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes
Roman · Diogenes
The End of Loneliness Olga Elephant Love in Case of Emergency
Novel, 2016 Novel, 2018 Novel, 2017 Novel, 2019
On the Spiegel Bestseller list for 80 weeks #1 Spiegel Bestseller #1 Spiegel Bestseller #1 Spiegel Bestseller
560’000 copies sold In the Top Ten of the Spiegel Bestseller list 380’000 copies sold On the Spiegel Bestseller list for one full year
Published in 38 languages for 15 weeks Published in 8 languages 180’000 copies sold
Published in 28 languages Published in 24 languages
»The End of Loneliness is both »It is simultaneously full of substance, »A quirky tale, composed with tangible joy, »Whoever wants to know something
affecting and accomplished – captivating, informative, between a thriller which affirms Suter’s standing as about the life of today’s women
and eternal.« and a historical novel. Very sensitive, also one of Europe’s most versatile authors.« in a hundred years, will learn it from
John Irving subtle, gripping from beginning to end Günter Keil / Landshuter Zeitung Daniela Krien’s novel.«
A coup that will last.« Karin Grossmann / Sächsische Zeitung, Dresden
Gilles Pudlowski / Service Littéraire, Paris
»A bittersweet, intricately plotted family »A slick, very gripping story which tugs at
saga [...] A tender, affecting novel, your heartstrings!« »This is a touching and moving read,
one that packs a lot into a slender frame.« »Schlink’s lucid, no-frills prose lends his Annemarie Stoltenberg / NDR, Hanover without ideological furore,
Kirkus Reviews, New York novel immediacy, and at times potency, but with an incredibly exact stance
and gives us a character to root for.« on everyday experiences.«
»Martin Suter provides a fresh approach;
Malcolm Forbes / The Herald, Glasgow Julia Schröder / Deutschlandfunk, Berlin
»With a surprising maturity [. . .] Benedict the novel is artfully structured, and the
Wells has found a voice to describe, neither unexpected shifts in narrative perspective
cruelly nor over-sensitively, human fragility, »Always economical with words and guarantee a gripping read.« »With psychological refinement
failure and ageing.« feelings, he evokes them precisely by Ulf Heise / MDR, Leipzig Daniela Krien recounts the chaos
Nicolas Weill / Le Monde, Paris keeping a certain distance.« of feelings and the short half-life
Kerenn Elkaïm / Livres Hebdo, Paris of modern ways of living.«
Beate Berger / Vogue, MunichRecently sold Recently sold
Benedict Wells »If it leaves you cold, you've obvi- Joachim B. Schmidt »Kalmann, more Forrest Gump
ously never been young.«
Benedict Wells Hard Land
Joachim B. Schmidt Kalmann
than Miss Marple, takes on the
Hard Land Theresa Hübner / WDR 5, Cologne
Kalmann challenge. It’s as lively as it is icy.«
Spiegel, Hamburg
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Hard Land Catalan (Les Hores) Hungarian (Geopen) Joachim B. Arabic (Al-Arabi)
Dutch (Meulenhoff) Norwegian (Forlaget Press) Schmidt English/world (Bitter Lemon)
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French (Slatkine) Portuguese (ASA) Roman · Diogenes
Icelandic (Forlagið)
Slovak (Literárna Bašta)
Spanish/world (Gatopardo)
Erich Hackl »One of Austria’s virtuoso masters Charles Lewinsky »That such a book is a pageturner
Erich Hackl Am Seil
Charles Lewinsky Der Halbbart
of language, who has done more in the best sense of the word, which
Roped Together to correct our image of history than Halfbeard you can hardly put down, shows the
a dozen historians put together.« faculties of the author.«
Erich Hackl
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her stories crafted with care.
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