Over ten years ago my friend lend me one of her father’s books. It was a tattered, often-borrowed German copy of “Owen Meany”, published by Diogenes. John Irving took me by surprise, to say the least. I had just met the master of first lines. Take a look at the beginning of “A [...]
If I had a Delorean, and you know which one I mean, I’d go straight back to 1994. Driving down Kölnerstr., I’d park behind the post to visit the old library. I dream of pushing back the heavy old doors, turning left to the giant staircase. I’d love to see those [...]
Do you read more than three books a year? Would you rather hide away with a book than with, well, anything else? Would you choose books over food if you were forced to decide? Then the Book Fiend has the necessary means to promote your credo on the back of your car, your bike, your [...]
My heart just skipped a beat. Is this thing even real? I really hope so, I want to live in a world where this place really exists. Then I want to make lots and lots of money, even if I singlehandedly have to press each bill, so I can buy that place. Or start a [...]
Books were my first love. My parents used to read to my big brother and me every night before bed. We would snuggle up to my mom or dad, listen to Janosch, Astrid Lindgren or the Brothers Grimm and always demand “one more”. The favourite pastime I shared with my grandfathers was when they cradled [...]
One day the Queen notices a travelling library car that is parked behind the kitchen. She feels the only polite thing to do would be to borrow a book, even though she usually doesn’t read. Then the surprise: she enjoys it! Bennett takes the reader on an enjoyable journey through literature, as the Queen gets [...]
