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The Empress and the Cake
Madness lurks behind the pretty façade of everyday life. An elderly lady offers a young woman a piece of cake. She accepts. The lady resembles the Austrian Empress Elisabeth and lives with her servant in an apartment full of bizarre souvenirs. More invitations follow. A seemingly harmless visit to the museum turns into a meticulously planned raid to steal a royal cocaine syringe. Without realizing, the young woman has become the lady's accomplice. Does she realize she is losing control? Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'On the surface this is a clever thriller-cum-horror story of three women and their descent into addiction, crime and madness. And at times it's very funny. But don't be fooled. The book also offers an exploration of the way the mind creates its own realities and – quite often – deludes us into believing that we control what is actually controlling us. Uncanny, indeed.' Meike Ziervogel 'Linda Stift breaks the world down into frightening fragments. Impressive.' taz 'Such a wicked psychothriller can only come from Vienna.' KulturSPIEGEL 'The reader finds themselves in the situation of Kafka's Josef K: drifting towards the inevitable.' Literaturkritik.de
Contemporary Migration Literature in German and English
Up until now, ‘migration literature’ has primarily been defined as ‘texts written by migrant authors’, a definition that has been discussed, criticised, and even rejected by critics and authors alike. Very rarely has ‘migration literature’ been understood as ‘literature on the topic of migration’, which is an approach this book adopts by presenting a comparative analysis of contemporary texts on experiences of migration. By focusing on specific themes and motifs in selected texts, this study suggests that migration literature is a sub-genre that exists in both various bodies of literature as well as various languages. This book analyses English and German texts by authors such as Monica Ali, Dimitré Dinev, Anna Kim, Timothy Mo, Preethi Nair, Caryl Phillips, Hamid Sadr, and Vladimir Vertlib, among others.
The Man I Became
An impressively entertaining tale about the frailty of human civilisation by the leading Flemish writer Peter Verhelst, now for the first time in English. Warning: This story is narrated by a gorilla. He is plucked from the jungle. He learns to chat and passes the ultimate test: a cocktail party. Eventually he is moved to an amusement park, where he acts in a play about the history of civilisation. But as the gorilla becomes increasingly aware of human frailties, he must choose between his instincts and his training, between principles and self-preservation. Why Peirene chose to publish this book: This is Peirene's first book narrated by an ape. Animal fables are usually not my thing. It needed Belgian deadpan humour to convince me otherwise. Mixing Huxley's Brave New Worldwith Orwell's Animal Farm, the fast-paced plot leaves behind images that play in your mind long after you have closed the book. Meike Ziervogel Simple, but wonderful and impassioned. De Standaard .A heart-warming novella in bleak times. Humo
The Last Summer
A psychological thriller by the pioneering German writer Ricarda Huch. A novel of letters from the last century – but one with an astonishingly modern feel. Now for the first time in English.. Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. To counter student unrest, the governor of St Petersburg closes the state university. Soon afterwards he arrives at his summer residence with his family and receives a death threat. His worried wife employs a young bodyguard, Lju, to protect her husband. Little does she know that Lju sides with the students – and the students are plotting an assassination. Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'I came upon this novel in the original German a year ago. ...
Dance by the Canal
A tragicomic satire from the heart of East Germany. Gabriela grows up in the East German town of Leibnitz. Her father is a famous surgeon, her mother a respected society hostess. The girl, however, struggles to fulfil their expectations. She shows no talent as a violinist and, worse, she fails to choose the right friends at school. When her father falls out of favour with the communists, Gabriela drops out of school. Eventually she ends up living beneath a canal bridge. Then the Wall falls. Can Gabriela seize a second chance in the new, united, Germany? Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'When I pass homeless women, I look into their faces and wonder: why her and not me? I sense that ma...
Transcultural Identities in Contemporary Literature
In recent decades, globalization has led to increased mobility and interconnectedness. For a growing number of people, contemporary life entails new local and transnational interdependencies which transform individual and collective allegiances. Contemporary literature often reflects these changes through its exploration of migrant experiences and transcultural identities. Calling into question traditional definitions of culture, many recent works of poetry and prose fiction go beyond the spatial boundaries of a given state, emphasizing instead the mixing and collision of languages, cultures, and identities. In doing so, they also challenge recent and contemporary discourses about cultural i...
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Alles gut - Literatur-Quickie
Kurze Geschichten. Spannend erzählt. Einfach gut. Wenn einem ein Text die Angst beibringt, dann der von Friedrich Ani, dem man fasziniert und erschüttert zugleich folgen muss – durch seine düsteren und packend direkten Schilderungen. Hochgeschwindigkeitsliteratur und hart an der Realität, die einen durch ein „No Country for Old Men“ zu jagen scheint. Hart und gar nicht herzlich. Der Literatur-Quickie – das schnelle Lesevergnügen für Zwischendurch von Deutschlands besten Autorinnen und Autoren. Jetzt als eBook: „Alles gut“ von Friedrich Ani. dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.
Auf der Suche nach der entgangenen Milch - Literatur Quickie
Kurze Geschichten. Spannend erzählt. Einfach gut. Schräge Short-Storys voll bitterbösem Zynismus, die uns diese vernichtend - moderne Welt etwas verständlicher machen könnten, wenn wir denn wollten. – Gemacht aus gesprochener Sprache und aufgefüllt mit ein wenig Sprechblasen – von einer der besten Slam- Poetinnen, die unter uns spricht: Hier nun von der Bühne in ein Booklit gebracht. Und das nicht weniger wirkungsvoll. Der Literatur-Quickie – das schnelle Lesevergnügen für Zwischendurch von Deutschlands besten Autorinnen und Autoren. Jetzt als eBook: „Auf der Suche nach der entgangenen Milch“ von Xóchil A. Schütz. dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.
Feindliches Grün - Literatur-Quickie
Kurze Geschichten. Spannend erzählt. Einfach gut. Durch technisches Versagen gibt eine Lichtzeichenanlage den Verkehr für alle Richtungen frei. Ein Rechtsbegriff. „Kommt öfter vor als man denkt“, heißt es in dieser Erzählung. Wenn zwei Richter mit derselben Referendarin zu tun haben und mindestens einer von ihnen sie vögelt, dann ist auch das „Feindliches Grün". Eine durch menschliches Versagen bewegte Erzählung mit einem höchst überraschenden Ende. Der Literatur-Quickie – das schnelle Lesevergnügen für Zwischendurch von Deutschlands besten Autorinnen und Autoren. Jetzt als eBook: „Feindliches Glück“ von Juli Zeh. dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.
