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PleasefindencloseddetailsofourForeignRightsCatalogueintroducingyoutoallthetitlespublishedthisautumnforwhichHanserholdsinternationalrights.

CongratulationstoWilhelmGenazino,NavidKermaniandAlexCapus!TheyarelonglistedfortheGermanBookPrize2011.

ThemostsuccessfulGermantitlewepublishedlastyearisArnoGeiger’sDer alte König in seinem Exil whichhasbeenonthebestsellerlistfor32weeksrunning.SincepublicationlastFebruarywehavesoldover300.000hardbackcopies.Foreignsalesinclude17languagessofar.

IwouldalsolikeonceagaintodrawyourattentiontoAlexCapus’beautifullovestoryLéon und Louisewhoareununforgettablecoupleintherealmofcontemporaryliterature.Thebookhassold150.000copies.

»With Léon und Louise Capus has written a charming story of a long-term love. But it’s about much more than just a love affair in occupied Paris. A beautiful story that draws its power from the language as well as everything that cannot be expressed in language.« FrankfurterAllgemeineZeitung

PleasetakealookatthebiographicalnovelGerronbyCharlesLewinsky,whichisshortlistedfortheSwissBookPrize2011.KurtGerron,aphysicianandactor,wasastarofstageandscreenintheroaringtwentiesinBerlin.In1944hewasforcedtomakeafilmintendedtopor-traythehumiliatinglivesoftheJewsimprisonedinTheresienstadtas‘idyllic’and‘humane’.Inthisingenious,movingandsombrenovel,CharlesLewinskyrecountsalifestorybeyondbelief,alifecaughtbetweensuccessanddesperation,betweenadmirationandpersecution.

Ournon-fictionlistoffersyouawidevarietyoftitleswithafocusonbiographies.Itincludesbooksfeaturingthepolitician,diplomatandauthorJeanZiegler,thewritersAlfredDöblinandNovalis,andlastbutnotleastMarleneDietrichandLeniRiefenstahl,adoublebiographyabouttwo20thcenturyicons.

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IceMelt is the story of a scientist who has studied glaciers for as long as he can remember and despairs at their gradual demise.

ZenoisaglaciologistwhohasdedicatedhisworkinglifetothestudyofanAlpineglacier.Butduringthecourseofonehotsummerhehastoconfronttherealisationthatheispower-lesstopreventtheretreatoftheglacier’sice,andthathisglacierisbeyondsaving.Zenoaban-donshisuniversitystudiesandgetsajobonacruiseshipboundforAntarctica,wherehecaneducatetouristsonthesubjectofhisbelovediceontheworld’slastunspoiledcontinent.Here,hecanexperienceiceinitspurestformhimself,andherehealsosurrendershimselftoapassionateaffairwithPaulina,afellowcrewmember.ButZenoisfarfromfindinghappi-nessorpeaceofmind.Ashamedattheignoranceofthetouristsandtheirlackofrespect,hegrowsangrywiththeirinsensitivitytowardstheAntarcticenvironment.Whenafamousartistplanstostageashowontheice,Zenodecidesitistimetotakeaction.

Withformidableskillandvirtuosity,IlijaTrojanow’snewnoveltellsthestoryofamanwhosetsouttofightforanenvironmentheloves.Zeno’sstoryisatragedyofourtimes;hisboundlessenergyisdirectedagainstanuncaringmodernworld.Rarelyhasthefragilityofnatureanditsvulnerablebeautybeenevokedwithsuchunbridledpassion.IceMeltisaprofoundandpoeticnovelaboutnature’sgrandeuranditsfragilityinthefaceofachangingworld.

Ilija Trojanowbornin1965inSofia,Bulgaria.HegrewupinKenyaandnowlivesinVienna.Hisworkhaswonnumerousawards,mostrecentlytheWürthPrizeforEuropeanliteratureandtheCarl-Amery-LiteraturePrize.PreviouspublicationsatHanserinclude:Die Welt ist groß und Rettung lauert überall(1996),An den inneren Ufern Indiens(2003),andDer Welten- sammler (2006).

Sales to Foreign CountriesBrazil(CompanhiadasLetras),Bulgaria(Ciela),France(Libella),Netherlands(DeGeus)

Ilija TrojanowEistauIceMelt

Novel. 176 pages. HardbackPublication date: August 29, 2011

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Janne Teller, who gained international fame with her controversial books for young readers, has now written a philosophical nocturne for adults that examines some central existential issues. Can art make the world a better place? How do we define responsibility? How do we want to live in the future?

Itiswinter.Itisnight-time.Itissnowing.Thepublisherisstillsittingathisdesk.Hehasjustentrustedapromisingnewmanuscriptfromhisbestsellingauthortotheprinters.Suddenly,anacquaintance,PetraVinter,turnsupinhisoffice,claiminghisauthorhasstolenherstory.Itrecollectsahighlypersonalexperiencewithfar-reachingpoliticalrepercussionsduringhertimeasaUNdelegateinAfrica.Thestorywasneverintendedforpublication.Thepublisheristorn.Hehopesthelectureonliteratureandmoralityheiscurrentlycomposingwillhelpclearhismind.Ashewrites,heseeshisliferollbybeforehim:hismarriagetohisboss’sdaughter,aninfluentialpolitician;theirmutualinfidelities;histemptationtoleaveitallbehindandgooffwithhismistress;hisdecisiontohangontohisfailedmarriage.It’suptoyou,PetraVintnerseemstobesaying,asshecalls,»Come,followme.Youhavetochangeyourlife.«

Janne Tellerbornin1964inCopenhagen,workedasaneconomicandpoliticalconsultantfortheEuro-peanUnionandtodaydivideshertimebetweenCopenhagen,NewYorkandParis.Shehasbeenafulltimeauthorsince1995.Herfirstbookforyoungreaders,Nichts–Was im Leben wichtig ist,waspublishedbyHanserin2010.ItwontheprestigiousPrixLibbylitin2008andthePrintzHonorawardforyoungadultliteraturein2011.

Janne TellerKommCome

Novel. 160 pages. HardcoverTranslated from Danish by Peter Urban-HallePublication date: February 2012

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»I have learned to live without freedom. Without hope. Why then, damn it, do I find it so hard to live without conscience?«Once he was a star but now he is just a prisoner among a thousand others. And he is determined to prove his talent one last time.

AsinMelnitz,Lewinskyreconstructsasliceofcontemporaryandculturalhistorybyexaminingthelifeandchequeredcareerofavibrantandhopefulman.Althoughfictitious,thenovel’sbackgroundistruetolifeandbasedonin-depthresearch;itisthestoryoftheactorKurtGerron,whostarredinBrecht’sThe Threepenny OperaandplayedalongsideMarleneDietrichinThe Blue Angel.BornandraisedinBerlin,hewasinjuredonthefrontline,butwentontoachievegreatsuccessincabaretandasasongwriterandbecomeastarofstageandscreen.In1944heiscommissionedtomakeafilmintendedtoportraythehumiliatinglivesoftheJewsimprisonedinTheresienstadtas‘idyllic’and‘humane’.Torefusewouldmeanriskinghisownlifeaswellashiswife’s.Gerronisaspell-bindingnovelaboutthemightofconscienceandthepoweroflove.

Inthisingenious,movingandsombrenovel,CharlesLewinskyrecountsalifestorybeyondbelief,alifecaughtbetweensuccessanddesperation,betweenadmirationandpersecution.

Charles Lewinskywasbornin1946andlivesinFranceandZurich.Hepreviouslyworkedasaplaywright,directorandeditor.HismostrecentpublicationsatNagel&KimchearethenovelsMelnitz(2006),Johannistag(2007),Zehnundeine Nacht(2008),Doppelpass(2009),andDer Teufel in der Weihnachtsnacht(2010).

Sales to Foreign CountriesFrance(Grasset),Netherlands(Signatuur)Melnitz: China(People’sLiterature),Croatia(Fraktura),France(Grasset),Israel(Schocken),Italy(Einaudi),Netherlands(Signatuur),Spain(Roca),Sweden(Bonniers),Turkey(Gözlem),UK/USA(GroveAtlantic)

Charles LewinskyGerron

Novel. 544 pages. HardcoverPublication date: August 29, 2011

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An unconventional love affair between two artists. A liberating awakening. Barbara Honigman’s novel tells the story of a young woman who comes to realise she must transcend her love affair in order to find her own way in life.

InthestreetsofBerlin,amanisridingabicycle.Awomanisperchedonthehandlebars.AnofficeroftheVolkspolizeispotsthem:»Getoffthatbike–rightnow!«Itisthebeginningofaloveaffairthatwillnotendhappily.Aisatheatredirector.Theyoungwomanistornbetweenworkinginthetheatre,becomingapainteroroptingforthelifeofawriter.Aonhisbike–thiswillbeherfirstportraitofhim.BarbaraHonigmann’sworkhaswonnumerousawardsfortheway»it portrays, in crystal clear language imbued with dazzling acuity and coruscating irony, the displaced lives of Jews in Europe and divided Germany«(Max-Frisch-Prize,2011).PicturesofApresentsanotherfacetofthispor-trayal:bringingtolifetheBohemiancounter-cultureinvividclose-upwhiledescribingwithunflinchingcandouranartist’sstruggletofindheruniquepathamidstthetraumasshefacesasshegraduallybecomesawareofherJewishidentity.Eventuallythetensionsbecometoogreattobear,andthecouple’slivestakeseparatedirections.

Barbara Honigmannbornin1949inEastBerlin,workedasadramaticadviseranddirector.In1984sheemigratedtoStrasbourgwithherfamily.Honigmann’sworkshavewonhernumerousawards,mostrecentlytheCityofZurich’sMax-Frisch-Prize.PublicationswithHanserincludeDas Gesicht wiederfinden(2007)andDas überirdische Licht. Rückkehr nach New York(2008).

Sales to Foreign CountriesEin Kapitel aus meinem Leben: France(Denoel),Israel(AmOved),Netherlands(Contact)

Barbara HonigmannBilder von A.Pictures of A.

Novel. 144 pages. Hardcover Publication date: July 25, 2011

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We have it all – employment, home, relationships. But sometimes just one of them would be more than enough, and having it all is more than you can handle. But how is a man to shake off his private life if he can’t even divest himself of work?

Lifeishardandcaneasilybetoomuchforeventhetoughestofindividualstocopewith.Theworldweliveinmakesexcessivedemandsonus:turningupatworkeverydaywithabeamingsmilethatexudescommitment,strugglingwiththevicissitudesofpublictransportandsupermarkets.Andthen,ontopofitall,there’sourprivatelifetocontendwith.Evenifthewholethingrunsmoreorlesssmoothly,evenwithalifethatmaybedeemedhalfwaysuccessful,therecomesatimewhenamanhashadenough.HeisalongstandingfreelancepartnerinanarchitecturalofficeandlongstandingboyfriendofMaria.Butwhenhetakesonpermanentemployment,theprecariousbalanceofhislifetipsoutofkilterandbeforeheknowsithehasthreewomenonhishandsinsteadofjusttheone.Oh,ifonlywewereanimals!Aduckinthepark,afriendlydogonthesofa!Ifonlywecouldjustblithelyignorealllife’sdailyimpositions!WilhelmGenazinodescribesahere-and-nowinwhichwearealloutofourdepth,andhedescribesamanwhocanonlywithstandthepressurebytransgressingthestiflingregulatorysystem.But,inevitably,heissoonfoundout,andfindshimselfinprison.Thingswon’tbeanyeasierthere…Ironic,funny,incisive–thisisGenazinoathisbest.

Wilhelm Genazinowasbornin1943inMannheim,andlivesinFrankfurt.Hisworkhaswonhimnumerousawards,amongstotherstheprestigiousGeorgBüchnerPrizeandtheKleistPrize.HisrecentpublicationswithHanserincludethenovelsDie Liebesblödigkeit(2005),Mittelmäßiges Heimweh(2007),andDas Glück in glücksfernen Zeiten(2009).

Sales to Foreign CountriesLiebesblödigkeit: China(People’sLiterature),France(Bourgois),Greece(Kastaniotis),Italy(Guanda),Korea(Changbi),Netherlands(Atlas),Russia(Fluid),Slovenia(ZavodLitera),Spain(CírculodeLectores),Taiwan(YuanLiou),Turkey(Gendas)

Wilhelm GenazinoWenn wir Tiere wärenIf Only We Were Animals

Novel. 160 pages. Hardcover Publication date: July 25, 2011

In a scrap yard, the narrator discovers the wreckage of a vintage Mercedes 350 SL, built in 1971. If the speedometer is to be believed, the car has traversed 350,000 kilometres in 40 years, and the registration certificate tells him it has had ten owners. Who were these German, Italian and Turkish drivers? What are their stories?

Theauthortracksdownthenamesontheregistrationcertificateandissteeredintoalaby-rinthofmemories,storiesandspeculations.Thecarwasdrivenbyadoctor,anItalianimmi-grant,astudent,ayoungTurkishman,andabankruptbankmanager–noneofthesepeopleevermet,theonlythingtheyhadincommonwasthecar.ThevehiclewasdriventhroughsultryFrenchsummersandthechilly»Germanautumn«of1977,throughNorthFrisiaandasfarsouthasNaples,acquiringmanydentsandscratchesontheway.Scarredbyaccidents,whippedbyblizzards,soupedupandrepainted,eventuallyitwasdismemberedandshippedtoNorthAfrica.Andallalong,eachdriverhopedthebigMercedeswouldchangetheirlivesforthebetter.NiklasMaakpaintsapanoramicviewofGermanypastandpresentthroughthelivesoftendriversofacar.Thedrivers’storiesareareflectionof40yearsoftheFederalRepublic:thestoryofacountry,itsdreams,traditionsandmurkydepths.Andtheyarealsothestoryofthesearchforanidentitythatblursalongwiththeroadintherear-viewmirror.

Niklas Maakbornin1972,isanartcriticforFrankfurterAllgemeineZeitung.HanserpublishedhisbookDer Architekt am Strand(LeCorbusierunddasGeheimnisderSeeschnecke,EditionAkzente)in2010.

Sales to Foreign CountriesDer Architekt am Strand: UK/USA(Hirmer)

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Niklas MaakFahrtenbuch. Roman eines AutosLogbook. The (Hi)story in a Car

Novel. 368 pages. Hardcover Publication date: August 29, 2011

The novel revisited – a book about everything under the sun and more

Anunprecedentednarrativemasterpiece,Your Namemakesforahighlycompellingread.NavidKermani’sdescriptionsofeverydaylifeareaspreciseashisportrayalsofmomentouseventssuchasbirthanddeath.OnThursdaythe8thofJune2006,at11:23am,anauthorstartswritinghisnewbook;fromthisunexceptionalmomentisbornoneofthemostremarkablenovelsofourtime.Theauthorsetsdownallthereistoknowabouthisownexistenceandlifeingeneral:hisfamily’spastandpresent,thememoriesofdeadfriends,andhispassionforJeanPaulandHölder-lin,thegreatRomanticpoets.Ashiswritingissubsumedintohislife,everythinghewritesbeginstoconvergeintoagreaterwhole.Attheheartofthenovelisthestoryoftheauthor’sgrandfather,thefirstchildfromIsfahantogototheAmericanSchoolinTeheranatthebeginningofthe20thcentury.Recountinganentirelypersonalstory,Kermaniusesthisfirst-handaccounttoconveythegreaterconflictbetweeninternalandexternalintheworldoftoday.NavidKermani,novelistandOrientalscholar,hasformanyyearsbeenlaudedasoneofthemostintriguingwritersofhisgeneration.Hisliteraryprowessismatchedbytheperspicacityofhisacademicarticlesonthecrucialissuesofourtime.Your NameseesKermaniatthezenithofhiscreativity:itisanovelthatfocusesonourmostintimatemomentsaswellasonourbroaderexistence.Thisbookwillradicallyalterourunderstandingofthehereandnow.

Navid Kermaniwasbornin1967inSiegenandnowlivesinCologne.Hehaswonnumerousawardsforhisacademicandliterarywork,mostrecentlytheBuber-RosenzweigMedalandtheHannah-Arendt-Prizeforhispoliticalanalyses.HehasadegreeinIslamicStudiesandisamemberoftheGermanAcademyforLanguageandPoetry.HismostrecentpublicationsarethenovelKurzmitteilung(2007,andtheessayWer ist wir(DeutschlandundseineMuslime,2009).In2010,KermaniheldtheprestigiousFrankfurtPoetryReading(FrankfurterPoetik-vorlesung).

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Flying high on celluloid kisses – the moving story of a femme fataleOn the 7th of July 1919, the 24-year-old actress Julie Helene (Leny) Bider put a bullet through her head in an upmarket Zurich hotel. Only hours before, her brother, the famed pilot Oskar Bider, had had a fatal accident in his plane. A spellbinding historical novel about two siblings whose adventures would keep a whole nation in suspense.

Thankstoherpartinascandalousmilitarycomedyandaninfamouskiss,LenyBiderburstontotheburgeoningsilentcinemascene–abeautifulyoungwoman,amodelandfashiondesigneralreadyfamousasherbrotherOskar’sco-pilot.Apioneerofaviation,hebrokeonerecordafteranother:firstcrossingofthePyrenees,firstcrossingoftheAlps,firstnon-stopflightfromBernetoParis.Thefun-lovinganddashingcoupledominatedmagazinehead-lines,embodyingthefutureinanerawhenaviationandfilmswereintheirinfancy.Thepublicwasshockedtothecorebythedeathoftheyoungdiva.DrawingonLeny’sdiaries,MargritSchribertracesthelifeofthissensitivebutrebelliousgirlfromagoodfamilywithastuteperceptionandprofoundcompassion.Inspiteoflosingherparentsatayoungage,Lenymanagedtofulfilherdreamofbecominganactressagainstallodds,butwasultimatelycrushedbythedeathofthebrothershedotedon.

Margrit SchriberwasborninLucernein1939;shecurrentlyhashomesbothinZofingenandtheDordogne.Herliteraryworksreceivedanumberofprizes.Sofar,Nagel&Kimchehavepublishedtenofhernovels,mostrecentlyDie falsche Herrin (2008)andDie hässlichste Frau der Welt(2009).

Sales to Foreign CountriesDie häßlichste Frau der Welt: Poland(Hidari)

Margrit SchriberDas zweitbeste GlückSecond-best luck

Novel. 176 pages. HardcoverPublication date: September 26, 2011

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Thomas Glavinic is in the Balkans, on a pilgrimage towards enlightenment. Unfortunately, nothing comes of it. Worn down by the incessant prayers of his fellow travellers, he tries to escape. His bid for freedom fails – and he ends up in hell instead of heaven.

TogetherwithIngo,afamousphotographerwiththecountenanceofaworld-wearygangster,GlavinicsetsoffforMedjugorjeinBosnia.In1981threeshepherd’schildrenwitnessedtheappearanceoftheVirginMaryhere,andsincethatdaytheremotemountainvillagehasbeeninundatedbybelieversintheirthousands.Theyfast,sleepinausterelodgingsandgetupinthemiddleofthenighttoclimbthehillabovethevillagewheretheapparitionwassaidtoappear.Glavinicwantstoseeitwithhisowneyes.Asifthefourteen-hourbustripinthecompanyofoddballfellowtravellersandabossytourguidewasn’tbadenough,oncetheyreachMedjugorjetheyfindthemselvesinanassemblylinefordevouttourists.TwodayslaterGlaviniccomesdownwithseveretonsillitis.Heisbroughtbackfromthebrinkofanervousbreakdownbyhisfather,whodrivesthetwoofthemtoSplit.Beforelong,theyfindthemselveswishingtheyhadstayedwiththepreachers.Glavinichasarazorsharptongue,particularlywhenit’sdirectedathimself,asisclearfromhisingeniousnovelDas bin doch ich.Buteventhismasterpieceofself-demolitionpalesintoinsignificancewhenhisdesperationturnsintoenlightenment.

Thomas GlavinicborninGrazin1972,livesinVienna.Hisdebutnovel,Carl Haffners Liebe zum Unent- schiedenen, waspublishedin1998,followedby Herr Susi in2002,Der Kameramörderin2001,andWie man leben sollin2004.HanserpublishedhisnovelDie Arbeit der Nacht(2006),whichwastranslatedintoseverallanguages.In2010hereceivedtheLiteratureAwardoftheCulturalCommitteeofGermanBusiness.

Sales to Foreign CountriesDas Leben der Wünsche:China(Wanrong),Finland(AtenaKustannus),Netherlands(Contact),Romania(Trei)

Thomas GlavinicUnterwegs im Namen des HerrnOn the Road in the Name of the Lord

208 pages. HardcoverPublication date: August 29, 2011

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Rafik Schami at the top of his game: in this highly intimate book, we become his close companions as he takes us on an adventurous journey through stories and fairytales describing how he came to be one of the most popular raconteurs in the German-speaking world. A must-have volume for all Schami admirers.

SchamidescribeshischildhoodinDamascus,atatimewhenstorytellersstillspuntheiryarnsinthecoffeehouses;hepaintsatenderportraitofhisgrandfather,whowashimselfgreatattellingtales;herecountsthestoryofthemarblesandtheroletheyplayedinhislife;andheconsidershowfairytalescameintotheworldandwhytheykeepusspellboundtothisday.RafikSchamispeakstothereaderdirectly–that’swhatmakesthisbooksospecial.Hehasnointentionofeducatingus,hisonlydesireistokeepusentertained,andsowefindourselvesfollowinghiseverywordwithbatedbreath.Overthepastfewyears,theauthorhasgivenalmost3000readings,coveringadistancetheequivalentofnineorbitsaroundtheearth.Whenhestarted,hehadonlyahandfulofreaders,butnowpeopleintheirthousandslistenraptwhenhetellsthestoryofthepoorwomanwhosoldherhusbandinthefleamarket.Adelightfulanthologycollatedbythevirtuosostoryteller.

Rafik SchamiwasborninDamascusin1946andhaslivedinGermanysince1971.Hisbookshavebeentranslatedinto24languagesandwonhimnumerousprizes.RecentpublicationswithHanserinclude:Wie ich Papa die Angst vor Fremden nahm (2003),Die dunkle Seite der Liebe(2004),Der Kameltreiber von Heidelberg(GeschichtenfürKinderjedenAlters,2006),Damaskus im Herzen und Deutschland im Blick.BeobachtungeneinessyrischenDeutschen(2006),andDas Geheimnis des Kalligraphen (2008).

Sales to Foreign CountriesDie dunkle Seite der Liebe: Czech(PavelDobrovskyBeta),Finland(Bazar),Greece(Livani),Israel(Schocken),Italy(Garzanti),Netherlands(Wereldbibliotheek),Norway(Bazar),Poland(WAM),Serbia(SezamBook),Slovenia(Mladinskaknjigazalozba),Spain(Salamandra),Sweden(Bonniers),UK/USA(ArabiaBooks)

Rafik SchamiDie Frau, die ihren Mann auf dem Flohmarkt verkaufteThe Woman who Sold her Husband in the Flea market

Autobiographical stories. 176 pages. Hardcover Publication date: July 25, 2011

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Ursula März tells stories of lives that suddenly go off the rails. Featuring serious criminals as well as petty fraudsters and their victims, both actual and question-able, her tales show how fate is so often sealed in a fleeting moment.

Thereisplentyofmoneyinthebank,andtherearealotofnondescriptpeopleworkingthere,amongthemapalemanofmiddleage.Onedayafterclosingtime,thepallidmanhelpshimselfto31/2millionDeutschmarkswithoutasecondthought.Butyearslaterheslipsup.RobertHestlerhasonlyonedesire:meetingtheidealwoman.Hehastriedeverything:singlesparties,lonelyheartscolumns,blinddates,anddoesn’tevenstopatchattingupun-knownwomenincafesandextractingtheiraddresses.Onedayheisstandingoutsidethedoorofasuitablecandidateandgoesonesteptoofar.

UrsulaMärzrecountsstaggeringstoriesaboutexceptionalhappeningsthatshakeupthedrabmonotonyofeverydaylife.Withferocioushumourandremarkablelinguisticecono-my,sheshowshowthinthelineisbetweennormalityandbrutality–andhowmuchourlifecanhingeonabsurdcoincidences.Rarelyisliteratureasclosetotheboneasinthesestories,whichdepictaworldfarlesssecurethanweliketothink.

Ursula Märzbornin1957,isabookreviewerandwriter.HermostrecentpublicationsareDu lebst wie im Hotel (abiographicalessayonRéSoupault,1999)andLeidenschaften(99greatwomenauthors,writtenincollaborationwithVerenaAuffermann,GunhildKüblerandElkeSchmitter,2009).

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Two artists meet in exile: Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, expressionist painter, and Elias Canetti, aspiring author and philosopher. Their correspondence, spanning half a century, bears witness to a great love.

London1940.ThedestructionwreakedbyGermanbombingraidsmakesthesituationfacedbytheémigréswhofledtheNazisevenmoreprecarious.InAmersham,anhourawayfromthecapital,tworefugeesfromViennameetwhosepathsmayneverhavecrossedintheirhometown:thepainterMarie-LouisevonMotesiczky,astudentofMaxBeckmannfromawealthyaristocraticbackground,andthewriterEliasCanetti,whoislivingthelifeofanartistonthebreadlinewithhiswifeVeza.Thepaintergivesthewriterfinancialbacking,theybothsupportoneanotherintheircreativepursuits–andtheyfallinlove.Fraughtwithdoubtsandinsecurities,blightedbydeep-seatedanguishandemotionalwounds,yetsustainedbytenderness,caringandgratitude,theelectrifyingstoryof»Pio«and»Muli«spansmorethanfiftyyears.Theletterspaintavividpictureofhowtwopeoplewhoescapedamortalsituationgraduallyputdownrootsintheiradoptedhomeland.

Elias Canettiborn1905inRustschuk/Bulgaria,grewupinVienna,studiednaturalsciencesandtookhisdoctor’sdegreeinphilosophy.In1938heandhiswifeVezaCanettiemigratedtoLondon.In1981CanettireceivedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Hediedin1994inZurich.

TheworksofEliasCanettihavebeentranslatedintoallmajorlanguages.

Elias Canetti / Marie-Louise von MotesiczkyLiebhaber ohne AdresseLovers without Residence. Correspondence 1942–1992

384 pages. Hardcover with illustrationsPublication date: August 29, 2011

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Mircea Cartarescu is one of the greatest writers of our time, his latest novel an explosive fusion of imagination and erudition.

Whenthefamiliarityandcomfortofthestudyinwhichhewritesfallsvictimtothedictator’surbanitemegalomania,Mirceareturnstohisparent’sapartmentonStefancelMareAvenue.Here,»betweenthebedpostsandtheradiator«,thepastcomesbacktolife,ashedescendsintothe»depthsoftime«.Bucharestisawashwithlightsandthecityistrans-formedintoliteratureasMircea’shallucinationsconjureupgreat-grandfatherVasili,whosenightlyvisitstotheTurkishBathsturnheavenintohell;as,everymorning,hisgreat-grand-motherMariaistransformedintoacrimson-wingedbutterfly,whilesectsofasceticCoptsseekfulfilmentbymeansofauto-castrationandMircealistenstoHermantheeccentricreadoutloudfromtheforbiddenBible.Der Körperisanexploratoryoffbeatnovelfilledwithnightmarevisions;aninspiredamalga-mationoffantasticismandphysics,traditionandmodernity,sensualityandabstraction.ThissecondpartofCartarescu’sOrbitortrilogyisanalchemisticmasterpiecethatranksalongsideGabrielGarcíaMárquez’sOne Hundred Years of SolitudeandJamesJoyce’sUlysses.

»Cartarescu is blessed with the vivid imagination of a prodigious child and the narrative virtuosity of an old master.« DerSpiegel

Mircea Carta rescuborninBucharestin1956.Hispoemsandprosehavebeenpublishedsince1978.HehaslivedforextendedperiodsinWesternEurope.Hisworkhasbeentranslatedintomanylan-guages.Hisbooksinclude:Nostalgia(1997/2009),Travestie(2010)andDie Wissenden,thefirstvolumeoftheOrbitortrilogy,publishedbyZsolnayin2007.

Sales to Foreign CountriesOrbitor I:BUL(Faber),F(Denoel),H(Jelenkor),Israel(Nimrod),Italy(Voland),NL(BezigeBij),Norway(Bokvennen),S(Bonniers),Spain(Funambulista),SLO(Studentska)TR(Ayrinti),UK/USA(Archipelago)

Mircea Carta rescuDer Körper (Orbitor II)The Body (Part two of the Orbitor trilogy)

Translated from the Romanian by Gerhardt Csejka and Ferdinand LeopoldNovel. 608 pages. HardcoverPublication date: August 29, 2011

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Two men meet quite by chance on the Austrian-Hungarian border. But what at first seems sheer coincidence rapidly gathers momentum, developing a life of its own that leads them to a common past.

AtadefunctpetrolstationinthesouthofVienna,lawyerValentinGörtzcomesacrossaconfusedHungarianbythenameofLászlóFöldesch.Theydonotknowoneanother,theyhavenevermetbefore,andyettheirlifestoriesarecloselyintertwined.October1956,infrontofabarracksneartheHungarianborder:shotsringout,peoplestumble,toppleoveroneanother,bloodflowsinstreams.ItistheendofHungary’sgreatdreamoffreedom.IstvánFöldeschisinjuredandtakesflightacrossthe'greenborder'withhiswifeEtelkaandtheirtwelve-year-oldfootballfanaticsonLászló(Laci).ThelittlefamilysoonmanagestofindworkinanAustriandairy.Földesch,askilledcraftsman,remainsverymuchaforeigner,butthe'littleHungarianwoman',whospeaksgoodGerman,soonrisestothepositionofpersonalassistanttothedirector.HerpromotionplaysapartinhelpingLaci,anavidfanofthelegendaryHungarianstrikerFerencPuskás,togotouniversity.ValentinGörtz’sfatherhadbeenalawyertoo.Inthewakeofthecuriousencounteratthepetrolstation,itemergesthatGörtzseniorhadbeenhiredbytheAustriandairywheretheFöldeschsworked.AndforValentin’spartnerKatharina,too,theemergenceofLaci'smemo-riestriggersagreatdealmorethanmerereminiscences.

Evelyn Schlagbornin1952inWaidhofenanderYbbs,whereshestilllivestoday.ShestudiedGermanandEnglish.Zsolnay’smostrecentpublicationsarethenovelArchitektur einer Liebe(2006)andthepoetryanthologySprache von einem anderen Holz(2008).

Evelyn SchlagDie grosse Freiheit des Ferenc PuskásFerenc Puskás’s Great Freedom

Novel. 240 pages. HardcoverPublication date: July 25, 2011

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Julya Rabinowich was awarded the Rauris Literature Prize for her wonderful debut novel, Splithead.

MischkaspendsthefirstyearsofherlifeinLeningrad(nowSt.Petersburg).SplitheadandBabaYaga,thewitchfromtheRussianfable,areasrealtothelittlegirlasaretheaunts,un-cles,grandmothersandcousinsofherextendedJudaeo-Russianfamily,whoallliveontopofeachother,coopedupincrampedconditions.WhenMischkaissevenyearsold,herparentstellhertheyaregoingonholidaytoLithuania.ButtheplanelandsinViennaandthereisnogoingback.»MyfatherandIbothsufferfromanervousbreakdownwhenhetriestoexorcisethreeyearsofCommunistsocializationinthecourseofasingleeveninganditissimplybeyondmethatLenin,‘EveryChild'sFriend’,issuddenlyanarsehole.Butwhatmyfathercannotaccomplish,themeresightofaBarbiedollcan.«TornbetweenthemythsofherchildhoodandthepromisesoftheWest,theexiledMischkahastocarveoutherownpathinlife–andneitherherparents(whosemarriagebreaksup)norhersister(whohasdecidedtostopspeaking)areofmuchhelptoher.JulyaRabinowichenticesthereaderintoherworldwithherdistinctivefeelforcomedyandutterlyuniquestyle:interweavingsubstanceandmake-believe,shedescribestheculturalvacuumthatcomeswithemigration.

»A clever, snappy novel suffused with comedy, proverbial wisdom and fairy tale.« TheGuardian

Julya Rabinowichbornin1970inSt.Petersburg,studiedinViennawhereshehaslivedsince1977.Theauthorofseveralplays,shealsopaintsandworksasasimultaneousinterpreter.Herdebutnovel,Spaltkopf (Splithead)(2008),wonhertheRaurisPrizeforLiterature.Deutickepublishedhermostrecentbook,Herznovelle,in2011.

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A love with no future and a woman with no illusions about it ... a book of such ruthless candour is a rare event.

Awomanpastherprimehasalover.Heismarriedandintendstostaythatway–theybothknowthat.Claimingtobetooineptatchoosinggifts,G.,thelovergiveshismistressmoneysoshecanbuyherselfsomethingnice.Themoneybelongstohiswife,whohappenstobeconsiderablybetteroffthanhim.Insteadofclosenessandaffection,themistressgetsthewife’smoney;thewife,ontheotherhand,haseveryentitlementtoboth.Wheneverthemistressthinksaboutherpredicament,sheistornbetweenangeranddesperation,butallherattemptsatbreakingfreearedoomedtofailure,because,unfortunatelysheremainsunderG’sspell–what’sworse,sheloveshim.Candidandwithoutillusions,inKleingeldaffäreElfriedeHammerlshowsthatloveisnoeasymatter–andevenifallthoseinvolvedareoldenoughtoknowbetter,itdoesnotfollowthelawsoflogic.

Elfriede Hammerl livesnearVienna.ShestudiedGermananddrama,andworksasafeatureswriterforprofil, stern, Vogue, CosmopolitanandthedailyKurier.Herawardsinclude:TheCityofVienna’sPrizeforJournalism(1999),TheCityofVienna’sPrizeforWomen(2002),andtheConcor-diaPrize(2004)andmostrecentlytheKurtVorhoferPrize(2011).Shehaswrittennumerousscriptsfortelevision.PreviouspublicationsatDeutickeinclude:Mausi oder das Leben ist ungerecht(2002),Wunderbare Valerie(2003),Der verpasste Mann(2004),Müde bin ich Känguru(2006),Hotel Mama(2007),andAlles falsch gemacht(2010).

Elfriede HammerlDie KleingeldaffäreLove on the Cheap


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In Oskar and Lilli, Monika Helfer tells the story of two children who are all alone in the world – a remarkable book suffused with sadness and poetry.

Theyhavenofatherandtheirmotherisnotuptotakingcareofthem,soOskar,7,andLilli,9,runawayfromhome.Beforelong,theyarepickedupbythepolice.Theirmotherisadmittedtoaclinicandthetwochildrenareplacedinseparatefosterhomesfarawayfromeachother.NowOskarandLillihavelosttheironlyconsolation:oneanother.Neitherofthemisparticularlyluckywiththeirnewfamilies.AtleastinthehousewhereOskarlives,thereisanoldlady,Erika,withwhomhemakesfriends.AsOskaristheonlyonewhohasanytimeforherandtheonlypersonshelikes,Erika,whoisseriouslyill,bequeathshernotinconsiderableinheritancetohim.Whenshedies,Oskarhasenoughmoneytogoandrescuehissister.TogetherwithBruno,thelorrydriverwhogivesthemalift,theysetoffintoafuturethatcanonlybeanimprovementontheirpast.Asimplyheart-rending,beautifulbookinwhichMonikaHelfergivesthechildrentheirveryownpoeticvoice.

Monika Helferborn1947inVorarlberg,Austria,whereshestillworksandliveswithherfamily.Shehaswrittennovels,shortstoriesandchildren’sbooks,includingKleine Fürstin(1995),Wenn der Bräutigam kommt(1998),Bestien im Frühling(1999),andMein Mörder(1999);hermostrecentpublicationatDeutickewasBevor ich schlafen kann(2010).HermanyawardsincludetheRobertMusilGrant(1996)andtheAustrianPrizeforLiterature(1997).

Monika HelferOskar and Lilli


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Inthespringof1946,inthesleepylittleBulgariantownofWidin,thefloodwatersoftheDanubebreakoverthebanks,justastheyalwaysdoaroundthetimeofthecherrytreeblossom.Butapartfromthat,nothingisasitusedtobe:Bulgariaisnowapeople’srepublic.AnyonewhohadsidedwiththeGermansandnotfledtosafetybeforetheinvasionoftheRussiansisnowbeingattendedtobythetorturersofthenewregime.Agitatorsroamthevillages,disseminatingleafletsaboutthenewwayoflife.KrumMarijkin,theillegitimatesonofporcelainmanufacturerIlijaWeltschew,isoneofthem.It’shardtosaywhichismorepronounced–hismusclesorhisresolvetoconverteveryonetosocialism,theoneandonlytruefaith.Hiscousin,erstwhileundergroundfighterAssenWeltschew,isalsoofferedacareeropportunity–butultimatelyheisnotunscrupulousenoughtoexploitit.VladimirZarevtellsofasystemdominatedbyideologyandtheimpossibilityoflivingalifeofdignitywithinsuchconstraints.

»Vladimir Zarev is a brightly shining star on the firmament of Bulgarian literature.« NeueZürcherZeitung

»If you only ever read one modern Bulgarian novel, make sure it is by Valdimir Zarev. This is European literature at its best – a brilliantly grotesque mixture that brings to mind The Brothers Karamazov and Buddenbrooks.« BerlinerZeitung

Vladimir Zarev borninSofiain1947.Heistheauthorofatotalof15novels,shortstorycollectionsandnon-fictionbooks.HisnovelVerfallwasfirstpublishedinGermanin2007,andDeutickepublishedthenovelFamilienbrand,thefirstpartofthe»Weltschew«trilogyin2009.

Vladimir ZarevFeuerköpfe Spitfires

Novel. 702 pages. HardcoverPublication date: July 25, 2011 Translated from the Bulgarian by Thomas Frahm

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A real treat for fans of black humour!

WhenFrauLeupold,aretiredchemistryteacher,hasafatalaccidentwhilechangingalightbulbinherhouseinDornbirn,hertomcatSamihastolookforanewowner.HefindsoneprettyquicklyintheformofMauritiusSchott,theneighbour.Inturn,Schrottfindsquiteafewthingsinthenowdesertedvilla,includingthecorpseofFrauLeupold,whichheleavesinsitu,andalargebundleofbanknotes,whichhehappilyhelpshimselfto.UnfortunatelyittranspiresthatthemoneyemanatedfromtheillegaldruglaboratorythatFrauLeupoldranincollaborationwithhergrandsonManfredo.Manfredomanagestoreplacehisdrug-producinggranwithanunemployedchemistbythenameofRomualdNowak,butinthemeantimetheVienneseunderworldhasgotwindoftheoperationandstartssendingitssnoopersandthugstoidyllicVorarlberg.ChristianMährinvitesusintohisweirdandwonderful,entertainingandutterlycompel-lingworld,whereachainofunfortunatecoincidences,allinadvertentlyinvolvingSamithetomcat,resultinacacheofrefrigeratedcorpses–andourfaithinthe»unspeakablygood«isseverelytested.

Christian Mährbornin1952inNofels,nearFeldkirchinAustria.HelivesinDornbirnandisawriter,beekeeper,doctorofchemistry,andlong-standingfreelancecontributortothescienceandenvironmentdepartmentofORF,theAustrianstatetelevisionstation.Hispreviouspublica-tionsinclude:Vergessene Erfindungen.Warum fährt die Natronlok nicht mehr?(2002),andVon Alkohol bis Zucker(2010).DeutickepublishedhisnovelSemmlers Dealin2008,followedin2010byAlles Fleisch ist Gras.

Christian MährDas unsagbar GuteThe Unspeakably Good



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“You can keep your Brad Pitts and Orlando Blooms – just leave me fat old Depardieu”Milena Moser’s columns are cult material. We can’t help recognising ourselves in her barbed, ironic and self-deprecating observations of the pitfalls of ordinary life. At long last, the very best of these refreshing snapshots and confessions have been collected in a book.

Onaquietvillageroad,twobulliesarethreateningathird,amereslingshotaway.Un-repeatableinsultsarehurledbackandforthandthey’reabouttopulltheirgunswhenfromthedistancethesoundtrackfromOnceUponaTimeintheWestdriftsacross.Suddenly,awoman’svoicecallsout,»It’slunchtime«,andthethreelittleboystaketotheirheelsandrushoffhome.ThetitlestoryistypicalofMilenaMoser‘ssharp-wittedobservationsoftheworldaroundher,hominginondreamsanddesiresthataredashedbythemundanebusinessofgettingonwithlife.Whethershe’swritingaboutmisdirectedemails,reddresses,hercat’swisdomorwhatit’sliketobeasofa,theauthorscrutinisesherselfandotherswithtendernessandcuriosity.Hermasteryofthecolumnformatshinesthroughoneverypageofthisthorough-lyentertaininggiftbook–aperfectintroductionfornewreadersandawelcomeadditionforenduringMoserfans.

Milena Moserbornin1963inZurich,trainedasabooksellerandwentontoworkasajournalist.TodaysheisoneofSwitzerland'smostsuccessfulauthors.HermostrecentnovelsareSofa,Yoga,Mord(2003),Stutenbiss(2007)undMöchtegern(2010).

Milena MoserHighnoon im MittellandHigh Noon in the Swiss Midlands. The pick of the columns

176 pages. HardcoverPublication date: July 25, 2011

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Climate change, environmental destruction, nutrition: all today’s burning issues centre on nature. But what in fact do we mean when we talk about nature? What is it we are intent on protecting? Philosopher Michael Hampe presents some controversial answers.

Fourmen–aphysicist,aphilosopher,abiologistandamathematician–areadriftinashiponthesea.Indensefog,theygetinvolvedinadiscussionabouttheTunguskaeventwhichoccurredin1908–theexplosionsandlightningthatdevastatedavastwoodlandareainSiberia.Tothisday,nooneknowsexactlywhathappened,andthefourscholarsseemunabletoagreeonanyoneexplanation.Instead,thequestionofhowtheTunguskamysterymightberesolvedbyapplyingtheestablishednaturallawsresultsinaprincipledebateonthedefinitionofnatureitself.Perhapsitistheworldasitwasbeforetheinterventionofhomosapiens?Ormerelyagameofchance?Isitintrinsicallygoodorevil?Arehumanspartofitornot?Orisitultimatelynothingbutabrainchildspawnedbyman’simagination?MichaelHampestagesafictionaldebateonacohesiveconceptofnature,themeaningofwhichweareallconvincedweknow.Climatechange,nutritionandsustainability:alltoday’sburningissuescentreonnature.Naturehasalsobeenacentralphilosophicalissuefor2000years.Theideasandargumentsfromthepastareaninvaluablecontributiontothecurrentdebate.Followinghismeditationsonaperfectlife(Das vollkommene Leben),Hampehasfurtherhonedhisartofphilosophicaldialogue:thisbookisguaranteedtogiveyouplentyoffoodforthoughtaswellaskeepingyouentertained.

Michael HampeborninHanoverin1961,studiedphilosophy,literature,psychologyandbiologyatHeidelbergandCambridge.HehasbeenProfessorofPhilosophyatZurich’sETHsince2003,followingspellsinthesameroleinDublin,KasselandBamberg.HismostrecentpublicationatHanserwasDas vollkommene Leben (VierMeditationenüberdasGlück,2009).

Sales to Foreign CountriesDas vollkommene Leben:Netherlands(Wereldbibliotheek),Spain(CírculodeLectores),USA/UK(AtlanticBooks)

Michael HampeTunguska oder Das Ende der NaturTunguska or the Death of Nature

320 pages with b/w illustrations. HardcoverPublication date: August 29, 2011

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Thesubjectofthisbook–firstpublishedin1968andoutofprintformanyyears–isdirtasanexperience.Weareallfamiliarwithit.Butwhatdoesitinfactcomprise?Hasitchangedovertime?Smut:AnAnatomyofDirtsetsouttoillustratehowdirtcanhelpapersontodefinethemselves;how,inasocialcontext,poweranddirtinevitablyjoinforces.Howpost-industrialcivilisationwithitshygienemarketisintheprocessoftransformingtheworldaswellashumanbeingsintodirt.

ChristianEnzensberger’spolyphonicandmuch-acclaimedessayisnowavailableinaneweditionatlonglast.

Christian Enzensberger1931–2009,wasawriter,translatorandProfessorofEnglishLiteratureatMunichUniver-sity.HisprosepoemsEins nach dem andernwerepublishedintheAKZENTEserieslastyear.

Christian EnzensbergerGrößerer Versuch über den SchmutzSmut. An Anatomy of Dirt

136 pages. French brochurePublication date: July 25, 2011

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They were beautiful, famous and successful - and they projected a radical new image of womanhood.

Ineffablyfeminine,fiercelyindependent,stunninglybeautifulandinlovewithsuccess:thearchetypeyoungwomenaspiretotodaywasinventedbytwoBerlinmoviestarsbetweentheworldwars.Berlin1918:Germany’simperialperiodisindecline,thecountryshatteredbydefeat.Inthisunlikelysetting,twowomenwhowillonlyevermeetinpassingsharethesamedreamofsuccess.MarleneDietrichandLeniRiefenstahlsensethattheirmomenthascomewiththedawningofanewage.Theywanttogoonstageandintothemovies–andbecausetheyaregoodlooking,smart,clevertacticiansandgooddancersintothebargain,successisnotlongincoming.Withoutrolemodelsorfixedideas,theynonethelesshaveanunerringinstinctforpresentingthemselvesasmodernwomen,andtherapidexpansionofthefilmindustryandmassmediaprovidestheperfectbreedinggroundfortheirtalentstoprosper.WiththeascentoftheThirdReich,Hitlerisonlytoowellawarethatthepubliccravesidols,andLeniRiefen-stahlgiveshimexactlywhatheneeds.Meanwhile,MarleneDietrichescapestoHollywoodwheresherisestointernationalstardom.

KarinWielandpresentsasurprisingnewperspectiveon20thcenturycultureandsociety.NotonlydoesshemakeitclearwhyDietrichandRiefenstahlhavelostnoneoftheirfascina-tiontothisday,butalsothatyoungwomenleadingindependentandsuccessfullivesasamatterofcourseowefarmorethantheyrealisetothesetwointerwarlifestyleicons.

Karin Wielandwasbornin1958.ShestudiedpoliticalscienceattheBerlinFreeUniversity.SheisafulltimeauthorandlivesnearBerlin.HerbookDie Geliebte des Duce(DasLebenderMargheritaSarfattiunddieErfindungdesFaschismus)waspublishedbyHanserin2004.

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Karin WielandDietrich & Riefenstahl. Der Traum von der neuen FrauDietrich & Riefenstahl: The Invention of the Modern Woman

632 pages with illustrations. HardcoverPublication date: September 26, 2011

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A milestone in literary history: Wilfried F. Schoeller presents the first comprehen-sive biography of Alfred Döblin (1878–1957).

Döblin’snovelBerlin Alexanderplatzbroughthiminternationalfame,butotherthanthatheisconsideredthegreatunknownofGermanliteratureandhisotherworksremainincomparativeobscurity.Döblinwasmanythings:apatriarchofmodernism,theHomerofBerlin,apetitbourgeoisandapost-warculturalofficer.Hewasalsoagovernmentdoctor,amystic,anemigrantandThomasMann’sonlyrealrival,aswellasafirst-handvictimofandwitnessto20thcenturyGermanhistory.Reluctanttotalkabouthimself,herelegatedhisownpsychologicaldramas,suffering,anguishandpassionstohiswork;inhisnovelshewasabletosuperimposetheorderofartuponthechaosofexperience,whichcomesacrossaswild,rawandforthrightinhiswriting.Now,atlast,WilfriedF.SchoellerpresentsthefirstcomprehensiveDöblinbiography,draw-ingonhisin-depthknowledgeoftheauthor’soeuvreandintroducinghithertounknownsourcematerial.Schoellerpresentsthemany,oftencontradictory,aspectsofDöblin’slifeanddemonstrateshowmuchthereistodiscoverintherichnessofhisvastliterarycosmos.

Wilfried F. Schoellerbornin1941,washeadoftheDepartmentofContemporaryCultureattheHessianradioandtelevisionstation.Aprofessorof20thcenturyliterature,hetaughtliterarycriticismandmediastudiesatBremenUniversity.HisbookDeutschland vor Ort(Geschichten,Mythen,Erinnerungen)waspublishedbyHanserin2005.

Wilfried F. SchoellerAlfred Döblin. A Biography



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Jean Ziegler is the most vociferous radical and – after Roger Federer – probably the most famous person to come out of Switzerland. As the conscience of the West, the man whose origins by no means reflect his life’s mission has invariably made many a powerful enemy. This authorised biography of Ziegler is the first to tackle the subject and makes for a remarkably gripping read.

Tosomeheistheintrepidlonelyfighteragainstpovertyandhunger,whileothersseehimsimplyasanestfoulerandrabblerouser.Radicalleft-wingsociologist,bestsellingauthorandUNdiplomat,hisfuryknowsnoboundswhenitcomestoaccusingthepowersthatbe.Alifeoftwists,turnsandcontradictionsthatZieglerhashithertoturnedablindeyetoisnowputunderthemicroscope:thebiographyexamineshistimeascadetcommander,hisbeginningsasabourgeoisstudentandmemberoftheZurich-basedZofingiastudentfraternity,hisconversiontoCatholicismaswellashisaffinitywithFrenchcultureandhisencounterswithCheGuevara,RégisDebray,Jean-PaulSartre,AbeéPierre,HugoChavezandEliWiesel.Nicknamedthe‘WhiteNegro’byDebray,Zieglerfillsvastauditoriumswithhislecturesonhiscrusadeagainststarvationandpoverty.Eloquentandcritical,thisistheportraitofamanwhorefusestogiveuphiscause,evenattheageof74.

Jürg Wegelinbornin1944,workedfortheeconomiceditorialofSwitzerland’snationalpressagency,theSchweizerische Depeschenagentur(DSA),beforegoingontobecomebusinesseditorofBundandHandelszeitungandwritingfortheeconomicsjournalCashasanaccreditedjournalistoftheSwissparliament.Nagel&KimchepublishedMister Swatch: Nicolas Hayekand theSecret of His Successin2009.

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Jürg WegelinJean Ziegler. Das Leben eines RebellenJean Ziegler: The Life of a Rebel


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»All is seed«: The definitive biography of Novalis, whose thinking and poetry still resonate in our modern world.The short but intense life of the romantic poet caught between his quest for the ‘blue flower’ and his striving for ‘wedding night, matrimony and progeny’.

FriedrichvonHardenberg(1772–1801),whocalledhimselfNovalis,wastheyounggeniusamongtheGermanRomantics.HisdefinitionofRomanticismalsoholdstrueforhislife:»InsofarasIimbuethemundanewithmeaning,theordinarywithmystery,thefamiliarwiththeseemlinessoftheunfamiliar,andthefinitewiththesemblanceoftheinfinite,Iromanticizeit.«Hestudiedlaw,geologyandmineengineering,wasinspiredbytheFrenchRevolutionandwrotethepoemsHymnen an die NachtandGeistliche Lieder,aswellasthenovelHeinrich von Ofterdingen.HepennedphilosophicalcritiquesofFichteandKantandadvocatedfairpayfortheminers.HebefriendedtheseriouslyillSchilleratanearlyagebutshortlyafterwasforcedtowatchtheloveofhislife,SophievonKühn,die;hewouldhavelikedtodiealongsideher.WolfgangHädeckerecountsalifesuspendedbetweentheextremesofthecoalpitsintheheartofGermanyandEuropeanenlightenmentandidealism–whichengenderedanunder-standingofnatureandsocietythatishighlytopicaloncemore.

Wolfgang Hädeckebornin1929inWeißenfelsontheSaale,livesinDresden.HeistheauthorofbiographiesonHeinrich HeineandTheodor Fontaneamongothers,andalsowrotethemonographDresden.EineGeschichtevonGlanz,KatastropheundAufbruch(2006).

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From Shanghai to the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, from Mozart to Robert Gernhardt, from antiquity to Frankfurt’s futuristic bankscape – Martin Mosebach shows us some unusual routes off the beaten track, whether we are reading about the world or travelling it.

What’sbetter,readingortravelling?Isitbettertotakeacloserlookatthefamiliarplacesjustaroundthecorneroropenourmindstomoreexoticdestinations?MartinMosebachiswellversedinboth,andhereheweavesastartling,richandvariedtapestryofexperiencefromhismeanderings.HisstudiesofdestinationsbothdistantandlocalleadhimtoCairoandtheShio-MgvimeMonasteryinGeorgiaaswellasin-depthanalysisofHeimitovonDoderer’sartofarchery.MosebachconsiderswhetherGermanycanstillberegardedasacivilisednationdespitetheinflationaryinfluxofforeignterminologyandcontemplatestheghastli-nessofmodernsport.Themarkofthiswriter’svirtuosityishisuniqueabilitytodiscoversignificancewithintrivialities,whetherhe’sathomereadinganoveloroffonhistravelstoHavana,KoreaorSarajevo.

MartinMosebach’sskillasanessayisthaswonhimasmuchacclaimashisaccomplishmentsasanovelist.Hissecretistopresenteventhemostfamiliarthingsfromanentirelynewper-spective.ReadAwayisthedefinitiveguidebookfortheliteratetraveller.

Martin Mosebachwasbornin1951,andlivesinhisnativeFrankfurt.HisawardsincludetheHeimitovonDodererPrize,theLiteraturePrizeoftheBavarianAcademyofArts,theKleistPrizeandtheGeorgBüchnerPrize(2007).HisrecentpublicationswithHanserareDer Mond und das Mädchen(novel,2007)Stadt der wilden Hunde(NachrichtenausdemalltäglichenIndien,2008)and,mostrecently,thenovelWas davor geschah(2010).

Sales to Foreign CountriesWas davor geschah:France(Grasset),Netherlands(Ailantus),USA/UK(SeagullPress)

Martin MosebachAls das Reisen noch geholfen hat. Von Büchern und Orten Read Away. On books and places

496 pages. HarcoverPublication date: September 26, 2011

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Thinking must be ruthless. This might explain why so many true thinkers so often find themselves sidelined.

Thoughtthatconcernsitselfwithrealinsightseeksouttheweaknessesinthe'official'versionofthings.Regardingacceptedargumentswithsuspicioniswhatkeepstheintellectflexible.Karl-HeinzBohrerisolatesrecurringthemesinphilosophy,literatureandpoliticsandseeksouttheoriginalideascontainedwithin.Forthelastfewyears,hisownrecurringtheme,inhisessaysandlectures,hasbeensuspicionofpopularideasandconceptualuniformity,andhow–fromthemavericksofmedievalthoughttothedissentersofmodernphilosophy–conflictsofthinkingare,intruth,conflictsofpower.Itisfromthisvantagepointthatheanalysesrecentareasofdebates,suchastheuprisingsof1968andthefallofEastGermany.

Karl-Heinz Bohrerwasbornin1932andisProfessorEmeritusofModernGermanLiteraryHistoryattheUniversityofBielefeld;hehasalsobeenVisitingProfessoratStanfordUniversitysince2003.BohrerbecameeditorofMerkurin1984andlivesinLondon.Das Tragische(Erschei-nung,Pathos,Klage,2009)ishismostrecentpublication.

Karl-Heinz BohrerSelbstdenker und Systemdenker. Über agonales DenkenAn Autonomous and Systematic Critique of ParadigmsOn Agonal Thought

224 pages. French brochurePublication date: September 26, 2011

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In the middle of the Second World War a German soldier refuses to shoot and kill partisans; he is consequently shot himself. Was this a one-off occurrence? Michael Martens on the trail of a soldier who refused to obey orders.

July1941,SmederevskaPalanka,atowntothesouthofBelgrade:sixteenpartisanscapturedbytheWehrmachtstandinfrontofahaystackawaitingexecutionbyfiringsquad.TheGermanshavealreadyraisedtheirrifleswhenonesoldierthrowsdownhisweaponandsays:»Iwillnotshoot.Thesemenareinnocent!«Theofficerinchargecannotbelievehisears.Hasoneofhismendaredtodisobeyhisorders?Doeshemeantostirupamutiny?Theoffi-cermakesaninstantdecision:themanisorderedtostandwiththepartisansandbeexecutedalongsidethem.

Butthereareeyewitnesses,andafterthewarJosefSchulz,theGermanwhohadtheaudacitytodisobey,becomesanationalheroinYugoslavia.Memorialsareerectedinhishonour;filmsarededicatedtohim;andschoolchildrenlearnabouthiscourageousactofdefiance.ButwhydoesnooneinoutsideFormerYugoslaviaknowaboutthisuniqueeventinthehistoryoftheSecondWorldWar?

Embarkingonahuntforclues,MichaelMartensfindshimselfcaughtupinahistoricaldetectivestory.HistrailleadshimhalfwayacrossEuropetoVienna,BerlinandBrussels.Hisresearchisbroughtsharplyintofocusbypresentdaydiscoveries.Itbecomesapparentthatwhathappenedisbynomeansunheardof,andthatsomeofthoseinvolvedare,infact,stillalive....

Michael MartensborninHamburgin1973.From2002to2009heworkedasacorrespondentforFrankfurter Allgemeine ZeitunginBelgrade.SincethenhehasreportedforthepaperfromIstanbul.

Michael MartensHeldensucheIn Search of Heroes.The Story of the Soldier Who Would Not Kill


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When still images started to move, the world around them was also set in motion. Klaus Kreimeier shows how the story of early cinema is intertwined with the cultural history of its time.

Cinemaistheleadingartformoftheindustrialage.Butinorderforanaudience’sdreamstobebroughttolifeonthebigscreenthereisanenormousamountoftechnology,capitalandlogisticalplanningrequired.Thetriumphantsuccessofcinemaisfarmorethantheassertionofanewmedium–ithasfundamentallytransformedourperceptionofreality.

KlausKreimeierpresentsthestoryofcinema'sheroicburgeoningyearsasapivotalchapterinthehistoryofourmodernworld:fromtheveryfirstcinematicexperimentstothefea-ture-lengthepicsoftheageofsilentmoviesandfromthetravellingpicturehousesofthefairgroundtotoday'smetropolitanmultiplexes.Compiledbyoneoftheforemostauthoritiesonearlycinematichistory,thisbookisatreasuretroveofinformation,notonlyforfilmenthusiasts.

Klaus Kreimeier bornin1938,wasProfessorofMediaStudiesatSiegenUniversityuntil2004.The UFA Story:AHistoryofGermany'sGreatestFilmCompanywaspublishedbyHanserin1992andremainsaninternationalstandardreferenceworktothisday.

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Klaus KreimeierTraum und Exzess Dreams and ExtremesThe Cultural History of Early Cinema

414 pages. HardcoverPublication date: September 26, 2011

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The price of gold hits one record high after another. But does gold really guarantee protection in the event of another crisis?

Moreandmorepeoplearepayingwiththeirlivestomeetdemandsforthegrowinggreedforgold.Foryearsthepriceofgoldremainedrelativelystable,butfollowingthenear-collapseoftheworldfinancialsystemtheglobaldemandforbullionhassoaredandthepricehasmorethandoubled.Expertsarealreadywarningofanultimate‘goldbubble’.Allovertheworld,goldminesaresufferingahugeknock-oneffectduetothehighpriceandincreasingdemand:newareasarebeingtapped,andtheextractionofgoldisbecomingevermoredifficultandcostly.Exploitation,environmentaldestruction,violationsofhumanrights,displacementandviolencearetheresult.Canthisscourgeonresourceseverbereversed?Whatwillhap-pentothepriceofgoldinyearstocome?Whoarethefuturebuyersandproducers?Basedonin-depthinterviewswithexpertsandanalysts,theauthorsspeculateonlikelyoutcomes.PresentingdramaticreportsfromRomania,Ghana,SouthAfricaandCambodiaaswellasIndia,ChinaandDubai,theyexamineallthecontroversialquestionssurroundingthemoderndilemmaoftheancientmyththatisgold.

Brigitte Reisenberger bornin1983inGmunden,Austria,studiedsocialandculturalanthropology.SheworksforthehumanrightsorganisationFIANandwonDie Presse’sReporter‘09prizeforherreportonthegoldrushinGhana.Thomas Seifert bornin1968inRiedimInnkreis,Austria,studiedbiology.HereportsonforeignaffairsforthenewspaperDie PresseandwritesforotherpublicationsincludingStern, Welt am SonntagandFacts,reportingfromAfghanistan,Iran,Ghana,Russia,SaudiArabia,IndiaandChinaamongstothers.In2005,DeutickepublishedhisbookSchwarzbuch Öl,whichwasco-writtenwithKlausWernerLobo.

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Brigitte Reisenberger / Thomas SeifertSchwarzbuch GoldThe Black Book on Gold The Winners and Losers in the New Gold Rush

342 pages. Trade paperbackPublication date: August 29, 2011

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Beauty – the key to happiness? The benefits and risks of cosmetic medicine: a frank evaluation

Fromanti-agingtoBotoxandcosmeticsurgery:oneofthemostcontroversialareasofmedicinehasbecomeamultimilliondollarbusiness.Butinterventionsofthiskindcanfrequentlyhavedevastatingresults.Let'sfaceit:inmanycountries,anydoctorcancallthemselvesacosmeticsurgeonwithoutrequiringspecificqualifications.Andsurveysrevealthatoneinfourpatientsisunhappywiththeoutcome.

Incollaborationwithdoctors,HansWeissandIngeborgLackingerKargerdescribeandassessthecentraltechniquesandproceduresofferedbythebeautyindustry.Whatisuseful?Whatisdamaging?Whatisjustawasteofmoney?Andwhichdoctorsshouldyoureallysteerwellclearof?Bywayofexample,awholechapterisdedicatedtoaprominentcosmeticsurgeonandhisdubiousbusinesspracticeinGermany.

Hans Weiss studiedpsychologyandmedicalsociologyinInnsbruck,Vienna,CambridgeandLondon.HehasbeenafreelancejournalistandauthorworkingfromViennasince1980,knownasmuchforhisundercoverjournalismasforbestsellerssuchasBittere Pillen(reissuedin2011),Kursbuch Gesundheit(2006),Schwarzbuch Markenfirmen(reissued2010),Korrupte Medizin(TB2010)andSchwarzbuch Landwirtschaft(2010).

Ingeborg Lackinger Karger studiedmedicineandhistoryofartinMunsterandMunich.Since1993shehasbeenrunningherownpracticeasadoctorcombininggynecology,psychotherapeuticmedicine,psychoanalysisandpsycho-oncology.SheisadidacticanalystinDüsseldorfaswellasbeingafreelanceauthorandpublicist.HerpublishedbooksincludeKursbuch Seele(1996),Frau und Gesundheit (1998),Natürlich gesund 50 plus(2002)andWechseljahre.GU-RatgeberGesundheit(2011).

Hans Weiss /Ingeborg Lackinger KargerSchönheitBeautyThe Promises of the Beauty Industry – Benefits, Risks, Costs

320 pages. Trade PaperbackPublication date: September 26, 2011

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Katja Reider | Jutta BückerRosalie und Trüffel im Glück Rosalie and Truffle – United in Happiness

48 pages with colour illustrations throughout, hardcover, thread-stitchingPublication date: September, 2011

Thedreamcoupleisback!Justasmuchinloveasever–buttheywon’tbeontheirownformuchlonger...thepatteroftinyhoovesisjustaroundthecorner!Howeverthey’vehardlyhadtimetolookforwardtothejoyfuleventbeforetheusualworryhogspipeup:theirparentsareonlyconcernedwiththeresponsibilityandthefinancialaspects,Rosalie’sgirlfriendsareworriedaboutherfigure,Truffle’spalsfearitwillspelltheendoftheirhighlyenjoyableguy’slifestyle–andeveryonehasheapsofadviceattheready.It’sjustaswellRosalieandTrufflesimplyignoreitallandescapeundertheappletree.Therestissighs–andsqueals.Because1+1=morethan2!

•availableintwentylanguages,morethanhalfamillioncopiesofRosalie and Truffle booksandmanymillionsofrelatedmerchandisesold

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Katja ReiderworkedforaPRagencyandaspresssecretaryforamajoryoungpeople’scompetitionbeforeembarkingonacareerasawriter.Shealreadyhasmorethan50bookstohername.TheauthorlivesinHamburgwithherhusbandandtwochildren.

Jutta Bücker isafreelanceillustrator.HerworkiswidelypublishedbothinGermanyandabroad,andhaswonhernumerousawards.ShealsolivesinHamburgwithherhusbandandchild.

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Katja Reider | Jutta BückerRosalies schönstes Geschenk – Trüffels schönstes GeschenkRosalie’s Most Wonderful Present – Truffle’s Most Wonderful Present

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Farfrombeingaprivatematterofpersonalpreference,smokinghasbecomeanationalissue,withthewholecountryglaringatyouwheneveryoulightup.Bynoweventhemostavidaddictispreparedtodropthehabit.Butthecrucialquestionremains:whattodowithyourhands?ScraptheHabit–Scribblinginsteadofpuffingistheonlyscrapbookthatsavesyourlife,yourfigureandyourmoney!Forgethypnotism,nicotinepatchesandchocolate–instead,embracesubtlehumourwithcolouring,drawing,doodlingandmoredoodling,thenscribblingnewpictures,crossingitallout–inshort,squigglinginallitsvariations.Keepsthefagsatbayandcutsthrougheventhemosttenaciousaddiction.Thescribblingbookforquitting:veryclever,veryfunny,andveryeffective.

•uniquesellingpotential–highlybeneficialbookwithpracticalvalue

•combinesthescrapbooktrendwiththesmokingdebate–aburningissue!

Oliver Weissbornin1966,isanillustratoranddesignerworkingforinternationalnewspapers,maga-zinesandpublishers,includingDer Spiegel, Die Zeit, FAZ, Süddeutsche Zeitung andThe Writer.In2008hewonfirstprizeforhisOktoberfestposterfortheCityofMunich.

Oliver WeissLass steckenKritzeln statt qualmenScrap the Habit Scribbling instead of puffing

64 pages, flexicoverPublication date: July, 2011

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Lifeisriddledwithhazards.We’reallawareofthat.Yetthegreatestrisksarelurkingwhereweleastexpectthem.Soit’shightimeforabitofawareness-raising:weareafraidofsharks,whosedorsalfinscutthreateninglythroughthewater.Butinfactwehavefarmorereasontobeafraidofthecoconutdanglingprecariouslyinthepalmtreeaboveourheadwhilewetakearelaxingstrollonthebeach…Thisbookexplainswhichdangersweoverrateandthoseweunder-estimate:whatismorerisky,climbingamountainoranIKEAchair?Arewemorelikelytobestruckdeadbylightningortoperishfromthedinofaraucousbrassband?Domorepeopleexpireinthemiddleofsexorfromfallingoutofbed?Ananthologythatisaswittyasitisinformative,withriotousdrop-deadfunnyillustrations!

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Jörg Heinrichbornin1966,isajournalistlivinginMunich.HewritesforvariousdailiesandtheleadingfootballmagazineKicker.Hisdailycolumn»Heinrichheute«canbefoundonthebackpageoftheMunichpapertz,andhealsoworksontheeditorialteamofthesatiricalchatshow»Pelzighältsich«(ZDF).

Oliver Weissbornin1966,isanillustratoranddesignerworkingforinternationalnewspapers,maga-zinesandpublishers,includingDer Spiegel, Die Zeit, FAZ, Süddeutsche ZeitungandThe Writer.In2008hewonfirstprizeforhisOktoberfestposterfortheCityofMunich.

Jörg Heinrich | Oliver WeissKeks oder ColtMögliche und unmögliche Todesarten Cookie or ColtCountless possible and impossible ways to die

96 pages, hardcover with illustrationsPublication date: August, 2011

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Goodfriendsarepriceless.ItevensayssointheBible.Buthowdoyouknowwhenyouhaveone?Fromtheamountoftimethey’rewillingtoputyouupontheirsofa–fivedays,awholesummer,orhoweverlongittakesforyoutogetoveryourheartache?Howmuchturninguplate,haulingremovalcratesandlendingmoneycanafriendshiptake?Youknowyourgoodfriendsinside-out,andalwaysstandbythem,right?Where,whenandhowdofriendshipslikethatbegin?The Book of Friendshipoffersspaceforsharedexperiencesaswellasyourownthoughts.Itposesheart-warmingquestionsfortimeswhenfriendshipseemstoreachitslimits,and–mostimportantly–lotsofroomforyoutouseasyouwanttocaptureallthethingsthatconstituterealfriendship.Completingittogetherwithaglassofwineinhandisthebestfun!

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Michelle CorrodistudiedarchitectureinZurich.Theauthorofnumerousbooksandarticles,shehasbeenfortunatetocollaboratewithherbestfriendatHauptmann&KompanieAGonadailybasisforseveralyears.

David HauptmannstudiedatZurichUniversityoftheArtsandwentontoworkascreativeandartdirectorforvariousdifferentpublishers.AtthesametimehefoundedHauptmann&KompanieAG,whereheworkseverydaywithhisbestfriend.

Michelle Corrodi | David HauptmannMein Buch der Freundschaft My Book of Friendship

240 pages, hardcover with ribbon book marksPublication date: August, 2011

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Yvonne NiewerthMein Buch für das Leben My Book for Life

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Yvonne NiewerthMein Buch der Wünsche My Book of Wishes

Yvonne NiewerthMein Buch der Liebe My Book of Love

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The picturebook classic by Quint Buchholz!

It’sevening.Timetogotobed.Thelittlebearhastakenoffhisapple-printtrousersandpulledonhisstarpyjamas.Hehashadhisbedtimestory,saidaprayer,andhummedalongtoalullaby.Andthenhegotfivegoodnightkisses.Butthelittlebearisn’ttiredyet,soheclimbsontothewindowsillandlooksoutattheworld.Hewatchestheducksontheriver,oldMrsRosenextdoor,thebirdmanonthemeadow,andaballoonfloatingthroughthemoonlitsky.ThenheshutshiseyesandlistenstotheMoonlightMusicians,whoplayforeveryone:forthemoon,thechildren,andofcoursethelittlebear,too.Finally,thelittlebearfallsasleep,becausehecan’twaitfortomorrowtocome.

»Surely every child would love to be tucked into bed as tenderly as the little bear!«DerSpiegel

Quint Buchholzwasborn1957inStolberg.HeisoneoftheleadingpicturebookillustratorsinGermany;hisbookshavebeenpublishedinseverallanguagesandwonhimnumerousawards.Hisclassic,Schlaf gut, kleiner Bär(1993)wasnominatedfortheGermanYouthLiteraturePrize.HanserpublishedhispicturebookDer Sammler der Augenblicke (1997),thechildren’sbooksNero Corleone(1995),andin2011Nero Corleone kehrt zurück(textsbyElkeHeidenreich),aswellasMatti und sein Großvater(1994,textbyRobertoPiumini),tonamebutafew.

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Quint BuchholzSchlaf gut, kleiner BärSleep Well, Little Bear

40 pages. Hardcover. Format: 22 x 27,7From age 3 and upPublication date: September 2011

Humans celebrate Christmas, there’s nothing you can do about it. But if you’re a cat there’s also nothing to stop you from making it clear what you think of it all.

Justlistentothewaytheytalkaboutit:»Christmasisjustaroundthecorner«.There’sno-oneatallaroundthecorner!Ilsebillmadeapointofchecking,andasacat,there’snoquestionshehassharpereyes.Beforeyouknowitthey’llbehaulingfirbranchesintothehouseasthoughtheywereabouttobuildanest.Butthat’snotwhattheyarefor–instead,theystuffthemfullofcandles.Andlightthem,too!That’sdangerous,surely!Nottomen-tionthesmellofburning,whichisunbearable.Sowhatdohumanshavesuchbignosesfor,anyway,Ilsebillasksherself.IlsebillasksherselfmanyotherquestionsbeforeChristmasisfinallyover.Forexample,what’sthepointofstickingatreeinaroom,especiallyonethatfallsovertheminuteyouwanttoplaywithoneoftheshinybaublesdanglingfromit?Theonlythingyoucan’tcomplainaboutisthesalmononChristmasEve.Admittedly,itwasn’tmeantforIlsebill,butalthoughhumanscangetthemselvesworkedupprettyfast,theyalsocalmdownjustasquickly.Ilsebillknowsathingortwoaboutthat.

Hanna Johansenwasbornin1939inBremenandlivesinZurich,workingasafull-timewriterofbooksforadultsandchildren,forwhichshehaswonnumerousawards.PublicationswithHanserincludeherbestsellingIch bin hier bloß die Katze(2007),and,mostrecently,Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär (2010).

Hildegard Müllerbornin1957,isafreelanceillustratorwhodivideshertimebetweenMainzandLoquard.Weihnachten steht vor der Tür… isherthirdcollaborationwithHannaJohansenfollow-ingthebooksmentionedabove.

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Hanna Johansen | Hildegard MüllerEs weihnachtet sehr … und ich bin immer noch die KatzeChristmas is on its way… and I’m Still just the Cat Here

48 pages. Hardcover. Format: 16 x 24From age 5 for all agesPublication date: September 2011

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A year in the life of the young birch, who grows up protected by the old beech tree – a lyrical story and an easily accessible up-close nature study.

Thelittlebirchdoesn’tknowmuchaboutlifeyet,abouttheseasons,thewindandtheweather,theotherplants,alltheanimals,largeandsmall,orabouthumans.Allsheseesistheirconstantcomingandgoing,butshedoesn’tunderstandwhatit’sallabout.Sotheoldveteranbeechtreeexplainseverything:wherethecloudsandtheraincomefrom(orevenstorms),whythedeerstepoutintotheclearingatdawn,wherethefoxcreepsofftointhetwilight,howcaterpillarsturnintobutterfliesandwhatmakescricketschirpsolou-dly.Thebeechknowsallthisandmuchmuchmore.Readingthisbook,theseasonswillseemtoflybyinaflash–itsstoryandpictureshelpyouunderstandwhatawholeyearinnaturemeans.

Marianne Hofmannbornin1938,madeanameforherselfwiththebookEs glühen die Menschen, die Pferde, das Heu.TheLittleBirchisherfirstchildren’sbook.TheauthorlivesinMunich.

Reinhard Michlbornin1948,studiedattheMunichAcademyofFinearts,andstartedworkingforpublisherswhilestudying.Hisworkhaswonhimnumerousawards,includingtheGustavHeinemannPeacePrizeandtheTroisdorferPictureBookAward.HehasillustratedmanybookspublishedbyHanser,includingDas Große Buch der Lieder und Songs(2000)andthepicturebooksManchmal wär ich lieber Max(2004)andDer Tanz im versunkenen Dorf(2005,writtenbyFranzHohler).

Marianne Hofmann | Reinhard MichlDie kleine BirkeEine JahreszeitengeschichteThe Little BirchA story of the seasons

48 Seiten. Hardcover. Format 21 x 27,7From age 6 and upPublication date: September 2011

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Keto von Waberer’ stories from Wonderland are funny, mysterious, and some-times a little scary– just the way kids love it.

Forexamplethere’sthestoryofthemermaidwhoisfriendswithanoctopuswhodoesn’tunderstandwhysheissocrazyaboutcowsthatshe’swillingtogoashoretowarnthesillycreaturesaboutanapproachingstorm.Orthestoryaboutthehousewhereeverythinghappensofitsownaccord:thecooking,thecleaning,thewashing,tidyingup–younameit.Ofcoursethat’sawfullyconvenient–untiltheownersnoticethattheyhavenosayatallintheirownhouse.Orthestoryaboutthegirlwhono-onewillbelievewhenshesaysthattheplantshefoundoutsidethebutcher’sshopcantalk.Butitreallycan!That’showthingsareinWonderland–withthemostmagicalpicturesfromRotrautSusanneBerner.

Keto von Wabererisafull-timewriterlivinginMunich.Hermostwell-knownbooksincludethenovelSchwesterandthecollectionofshortstoriesUmarmungen.The Cow that came from the SeaisherfirstbooktobepublishedbyHanser.

Rotraut Susanne Bernerisoneoftheleadingcontemporaryillustratorsandpicturebookauthors.HermanyawardsincludetheGermanYouthLiteraturespecialawardinrecognitionofalifetime’soutstan-dingwork.PreviouspublicationsatHanserincludeherKarlchen series.

Keto von Waberer Die Kuh aus dem Meerund andere Geschichten aus dem ZauberlandThe Cow that Came from the SeaAnd other stories from Wonderland

with colour illustrations by Rotraut Susanne Berner144 pages. Hardcover. Format: 14 x 21,5From age 8 and upPublication date: September 2011

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Have you always wanted to know how dogs see the world (and humans!)? In this book, you can get a personal dog’s perspective from Anton, the Hungarian sheepdog.

HisnameisactuallyBrendon,whichbetterbefitshisnobleancestry–buttheycallhimAnton,becauseit’sapparentlyeasiertoshoutout.Theyhaveacquiredoneofthesehorribledogwhistles–becausetheyimaginehe’llhearthembetterthatway.Theyevendraghimtopetobediencetraining–becausetheythinktheycanonlybeapropermasterandmistressifhedoeseverystupidthingtheydemandofhimoncommand.Butthecatcandowhateveritlikes!Whytheyevertookherinisbeyondanydog’scomprehension.Andanyway:whocanmakesenseofpeople?!Theyliketothinkofthemselvesascreation’scrowningglory,buttheyjustdon’tknowathing.Noteventhatcatsdon’tbelongonthesofa.Dogs,yes.Cats,no.Whythendon’tdogsjustrunaway,youmaywonder?Becausehumans,onceyouhavetrainedthem,canbereliedontofeedyou,andbecauseluckilytheydon’trealisewhatendoftheleadthey’reactuallyon.

Jutta Richterbornin1955,isafull-timewriterandlives(withherdog!)onCastleWesterwinkelintheMuensterland.PreviouspublicationsatHanserincludeDer Hund mit dem gelben Herzen (1998),Der Tag als ich lernte, die Spinnen zu zähmen(2000),whichwonhertheGermanYouthLiteraturePrize,andHechtsommer(2004),forwhichshewasawardedtheCatholicChildren’sLiteraturePrize.

Hildegard Müllerbornin1957,isafreelanceillustratorwhodivideshertimebetweenMainzandLoquard.ShehasillustratedmanybooksforHanser,includingHannaJohansen’sIch bin hier bloß die Katze(2007),towhichthisbookisthefollow-up.

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Jutta RichterIch bin hier bloß der HundI’m Just the Dog Around Here

With black-and-white illustrations by Hildegard Müller124 pages. Hardcover. Format: 12,5 x 20,5From age 8 and upPublication date: July 2011


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Many of us dream of travelling back to a time when there were real princesses. For Lisa and Alex this dream comes true – however their trip is anything but a harmless jaunt.

LisaandAlexcan’tbelievetheireyes:onemoment,GlücksbergCastlewastheramshackleoldhousewheretheirsummercampwasheld,andthenexttheyfindthemselvesinthetimewhenthecastleshonewithsplendour:twoperfectlynormalkidswiththeircellphonesintheRococoperiod!Theprincesswhodiscoversthemcan’tbelievehereyeseither,butpromisesnottogivethemaway.It’sjustaswellthere’ssuchalotofhustleandbustleinthecastlethatit’seasytohidethetwostrangers.Allthecommotionisduetopreparationsforabigfeast.Amusicalwunderkindisexpected,noneotherthantheyoungWolfgangAmadeusMozart,andtheprincessistoaccompanyhim.Unbeknownsttoeveryone,theneighbouringprinceisplanningtosetfiretothecastleinthemiddleofthecelebrations,whichwillofcourseincludethousandsofburningcandles.CanLisaandAlexthwartthisdevilishplan?Theyhavenochoice,otherwisethey’llnevermakeitbacktotheirowntime.

Monika Czerninbornin1965,worksasafreelanceauthorandfilmmakerandlivesontheidyllicshoresofLakeStarnbergnearMunich.Prinzessin über Nacht isherfirstbookforchildren.

Kera Tillbornin1983,isafreelancegraphicdesignerandillustratorandlivesinMunich.Prinzessin über Nachtisherfirstchildren’sbook,too.


Monika CzerninLisa, Prinzessin über NachtLisa, Overnight Princess

With black-and-white illustrations by Kera Till140 pages. Hardcover. Format: 14 x 21,5From age 8 and upPublication date: September 2011

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Tristan is one of the most famous legends of the Middle Ages and a truly wonder-ful story – Martin Grzimek’s inspired novel makes it come alive on the page in all its magic.

Asachild,theonlywayforhimtosurviveisifno-oneknowshistrueidentity,apartfromatrustedfew.Asayoungmanhetravelsthelengthandbreadthofthewesternworldonad-venturousroutes.Hefightslife-or-deathtournaments,defeatsadragon,andgetscaughtupintheturbulentpowerstruggleoftwoenemyempires–allwithoutsuspectingthatheisthepotentialheirtooneofthem.Whenhefallsinlove,itendsintragedy:theloversaresepa-ratedandTristanisbanishedfromthecourtofthekingwhomhewassupposedtosucceed.AllthisandmuchmoremakesupthelegendofTristan–astorythatholdsupamagicmir-rortoanentireera.MartinGrzimekbringstheMiddleAgesaliveinallitssparklingcolours,atimewhichisunjustlycalledthedarkages–itssplendourshinesallthewaythroughtothepresenttimes.NotfornothingareTristanandIsoldeasymbolofgreat,all-consuminglovetothisveryday.

Martin Grzimekbornin1950,isafull-timeauthorlivingnearHeidelberg.Hanser’sliteraryarmhaspublis-hedmanyofhisnovels,anditschildren’sbookdepartmenthaspublishedhisstoriesaboutabear’sadventures,Rudi – Ein tolles Bärenleben(2006),amongstothers.

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Martin Grzimek TristanRoman um Liebe, Treue und VerratTristanA novel about loyalty, love and betrayal

910 pages. Hardcover.From age 14 and for all agesPublication date: September 2011

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The classic picturebook of everyday things for the smallest children – freshly reworked and illustrated by Ole Könnecke, who has a unique gift for telling big stories with small pictures.

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Ole KönneckeDas große Buch der Bilder und WörterThe Big Book of Pictures and Words

22 pages. Boardbook. Format: 26 x 34 cmFrom age 1 and upPublication date: September 2010

Monika Helfer & Michael KöhlmeierRosie und der UrgroßvaterRosie and the Great-grandfather

With colour illustrations by Barbara Steinitz141 pages. HardcoverFrom age 10Publication date: August 2010


NOMINATED FOR THE GERMAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS PRIZE 2011

The beautiful, charming, tragi-comic Jewish stories: Rosie’s great-grandfather remembers them all and tells them so wonderfully.

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