Rezension zu Michael Maars Roman »Die Betrogenen« Link zum Artikel
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Why I Want To Be A Vegetarian
I have a problem: I want to be a vegetarian. “So what’s the problem?” you might ask. I am half German and Germans tend to eat meat, a lot of meat. Not without reason every major city from Frankfurt to Nürnberg has a sausage named after itself. Link to the article
Sex, Drugs and Poetry …
… wäre die passende Benennung, würde man Philippe Djian ein eigenes Genre widmen. Denn auch in seinem neuen Roman »Die Rastlosen« (Incidences) führt der französische Autor die Leser anhand dieser Leitmotive durch die 219 Seiten. Link zum Artikel
Sub specie aeternitatis or how serious are my problems?
I am a free-lancing journalist, a pop-philosopher, and so far an unsuccessful author, who is struggling to survive by materializing money out of ink. You may retort that we all have problems, whether they are small or big, physical or psychological, or even right next to us in our bed. You could also respond that…
Wieviele bin Ich?
John Irvings neuer Entwicklungsroman »In einer Person« handelt von der Suche nach sexueller Identität. Link zur Rezension English version: Imagine a character, who has a crush on his stepfather, on elderly women with very masculine traits, and a bit of athing for his best female friend – pretty much “crushes on the wrong people” – then…
Greed For Power
Billions of dollars disappear in the dark and opaque bureaucratic pits of coal mining and so many other shady places – but why? Is it really about human greed and money? Maybe, but we have to consider that every rupee is only a means for one end – power. Link to the article
