Heinz Strunk tries his hand at Thomas Mann, Hape Kerkeling reflects on his life and actress Caroline Peters publishes her debut novel. German literary publications in autumn.
A tribute to Thomas Mann and celebrities who reflect on their lives: The literary autumn brings some big names. While entertainment veterans Thomas Gottschalk and Hape Kerkeling publish personal non-fiction books, actress Caroline Peters is releasing her debut novel. An overview:
Hape Kerkeling: “Give me some time”
In 2006, Hape Kerkeling’s profound and amusing travelogue “I’m off then” was a super bestseller. Since then, the entertainer has published several other successful books, for example “The boy needs some fresh air – my childhood and me”. In “Give me some time”, the 59-year-old delves into the history of his ancestors. The publisher says: “Touchingly and with an incomparable sense of humor, he tells of his childhood in the 1970s and the heyday of TV entertainment, of love, providence and the Golden Age of the Netherlands.”
Thomas Gottschalk: “Unfiltered”
And another popular entertainer is back in book form: Thomas Gottschalk is publishing the non-fiction book “Unfiltered”. According to the announcement, it is about cancel culture. The 74-year-old reflects on what has changed in public speaking. Anyone who simply throws out a casual saying risks a shitstorm these days, the publisher writes about the content of the book. “With a good dose of self-irony, Thomas Gottschalk gets to the bottom of the rules and pitfalls of our society: What has changed and why? Do we really have to follow all language regulations before we say something?”
Mithu Sanyal: “Antichrist”
Author and cultural scientist Mithu Sanyal caused a stir with her novel “Identitti”. The story, in which a supposedly non-white person is unmasked as an imposter, put a finger on social debates of the time – and in an amusing way. Now the sequel, “Antichristie”, is being published. It is about a screenwriter who is supposed to work on the film adaptation of an Agatha Christie crime novel and is suddenly transported to the year 1906. Hanser Verlag says: “While Mithu Sanyal’s celebrated debut “Identitti” was about identity politics, “Antichristie” asks about colonialism and the violence in all of us.”
Caroline Peters: “Another Life”
Viewers know the actress Caroline Peters from the ARD crime series “Mord mit Aussicht”. She plays at the Vienna Burgtheater and has also become known through films such as “Der Vorname”. Now the 52-year-old is making her debut as a novelist. In “Ein Andere Leben” a daughter reflects on her deceased mother Hanna. She led an unconventional life “between bourgeois and bohemian”, as the Rowohlt publishing house writes about the content. One day Hanna decided to leave the family and start her life over on her own.
Anika Decker: “Two sensible adults who have seen each other naked”
Anika Decker had her breakthrough with the screenplay for “Keinohrhasen” (Hasen Without Ears); later she began to work successfully as a director herself, for example with the comedy “Traumfrauen”. She has also appeared as a novelist. According to the publisher’s announcement, “Two sensible adults who have seen each other naked” promises to take a humorous look at interpersonal love issues, just like Decker’s previous works.
Cordula Stratmann: “Where was I?”
Comedy fans know Cordula Stratmann from the Sat.1 show “Schillerstraße”. The 60-year-old has won many awards for her performances, including the Golden Camera. Stratmann also acts in television and cinema films, and has also published several books. “Where did I stop?” is her first literary work in several years. According to dtv Verlag, it is about “musings and flashes of inspiration”. In the book, Stratmann reflects on everyday life, politics and personal matters – on ants and parental love as well as on diversity and wokeness.
Joachim Meyerhoff: “You can also fall upwards”
Joachim Meyerhoff’s autofictional novels have all become bestsellers with their laconic wit. “Man kann auch in die Höhe fallen” – the sixth volume in the series in which the theater actor and author talks about his life – is about Meyerhoff’s mother. The publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch writes: “In his mid-fifties, the narrator moves to the country to live with his mother, who is in her mid-eighties, to write a novel about the theater entitled “Scham und Bühne”. These are incomparable, eventful weeks in which he finds his way out of a deep life crisis with the help of his mother.”
Heinz Strunk: “Magic Mountain 2”
This autumn, Heinz Strunk is allowing himself a charming presumption. He is writing a new version of the classic “The Magic Mountain” by Thomas Mann to mark the 100th anniversary. The title: “Magic Mountain 2”. This time, the focus is on the protagonist Jonas Heidbrink, who is obviously an allusion to Mann’s main character Hans Castorp. The sanatorium he travels to is this time in the Mecklenburg wilderness. The work is due to be published by Rowohlt at the end of November.
Clemens Meyer: “The Projectors”
Book prize winner Clemens Meyer is releasing his first novel in over ten years. Most recently, the Leipzig-born author (“When we dreamed”) had mainly published short stories. His new work is to be an “epic about the crises in Europe and the art of storytelling,” announces S. Fischer. The plot sounds wild and ranges from Winnetou films to the Yugoslavian wars and right-wing radicals.
Ulrike Draesner: “to love”
The author Ulrike Draesner has won various literary prizes. She writes prose, poetry and essays; the British magazine “The Times Literary Supplement” called her “one of the best German writers of our time”. Her new work “to love” is about a woman who adopts a child. It deals with questions of parenthood and unusual family constellations.
Source: Stern
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