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Gold |
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Sibylle Berg (Autor)
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September 2000 |
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Gold |
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Paperback with cover flaps and embossed gold cover |
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The merciless eye of Sibylle Berg, Germany’s most provocative writer
Her columns, essays and reports have earned Sibylle Berg the reputation of being the “glamorous, cynical opposite of all the poor hacks who are the dreary norm in today’s literature business” (Elmar Krekeler, Die Welt). Gold brings together in one volume all the gems from her career that her fans and disciples could wish for. These are her greatest hits, the best of Berg. Before Sibylle Berg caused such a stir in the goldfish bowl of the German literary scene, she was already well-known as a columnist and reporter for Allegra, Zeit Magazin and Stern. Her idiosyncratic and merciless eye for the often far from beautiful aspects of life results in articles that are a far cry from the monotonous banalities of contemporary journalism. Gold assembles for the first time all the finest examples of her work: brilliantly empathetic travel writing from Vienna, Bangladesh, Weimar or the Ruhr; equally empathetic portraits of Gerhard Schröder, Haruki Murakami and Phillip Boa; discussions of everything from the invention of the stocking to talkshow culture; or classics of reportage like her famous account of her meeting with the Polish mass murderer Leszak Pekalski. Also included is prose that should have been published by Der Spiegel or Suhrkamp Verlag but that was never allowed to appear in print. Less censorious herself, Sybille Berg reprints, too, some of the more polished passages from damming reviews that famous critics were kind enough to bestow on her books. Last not least this collection includes some of the most absurd letters to the author from her readers – and three of her poems, previously unpublished. All this in one volume, and at a bargain price. Unmissable! Born in Weimar, Sibylle Berg now lives in Zurich.. She has published three novels: Ein paar Leute suchen das Glück und lachen sich tot (Several People are Looking for Happiness and Laugh until They Drop Dead), Sex II and, from Hoffmann and Campe, Amerika (1999, also available as an audiobook). Her homepage (with guestbook): www.sibylleberg.ch. Gold will also be simultaneously published as an audio book, read by the author (see page 45). |
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