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Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre

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Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre


Born
in Bremen, Germany
January 27, 1975

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Possibly Germany’s most well-known young author of the past 15 years, von Stuckrad-Barre stands at the forefront of a new literary movement that moved from Germany’s wartime past and into the 21st century.

After working for Rolling Stone, von Stuckrad-Barre’s 1998 book Soloalbum (written when he was only 23) captured the emotions of young love to the soundtrack of Oasis and Pearl Jam. After the follow-up Livealbum, von Stuckrad-Barre embarked on various ambitious projects. His self-described goal has always been to reflect “what is going on [in the world]”, and he continues to do so in unconventional ways, sometimes being refered to as the ‘bad boy’ of the German literary scene.

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Panikherz

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Noch wach?

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Soloalbum

3.34 avg rating — 2,331 ratings — published 1998 — 11 editions
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Nüchtern am Weltnichtrauche...

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Ich glaub, mir geht's nicht...

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Livealbum

3.54 avg rating — 440 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions
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Auch Deutsche unter den Opfern

3.47 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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Remix: Texte 1996-1999 (Rem...

3.23 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions
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Deutsches Theater

3.39 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
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Blackbox: Unerwartete Syste...

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“يجب على المرء ان يرى فقط كل شىء، أن يرى بالفعل كل شىء، و كأنه لم ير ولم يتعرف على أى شىء قط، يجب فقط الدخول فى أى شىء ببساطة، وسيعرف الأمر فى الحال، و لن يضطر أحد أن يشرح لأحد أى شىء، والإكتمال متوفر فى التكرار”
Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre

“Kurz darauf ging es AUF KLASSENFAHRT ins Sauerland, in die Jugendherberge Burg Bielstein, und alles war genau so grausam, wie es eben auf solchen Fahrten in diesem Alter ist, stinkende Schlafsäle mit Etagenbetten, auf deren Matratzen die Exzessgeschichte der Räume mittels Flecken recht anschaulich kartiert ist, labbrig-bitterer Hagebuttentee aus Metallkannen, Himbeermarmelade aus Eimern, Graubrot mit Gummikäse, entsetzlich marmorierte Wurstscheiben.”
Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre, Panikherz

“[...] kein Rausch mehr, nur noch Rauschen.”
Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre

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