Meike Ulrike Stein
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Travels With My Mother: Christian Krachts "Eurotrash" im Spiegel von Nickels und Greenes "Travels With My Aunt"
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Elias is just such a cool dude, I heard him read Staublunge at the Ingeborg Bachmann competition and really liked his last effort Content, so let's check out his upcoming novel!
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- we are living in the post-apocalypse: neurosis, fear, boredom
- three parts, told with changing point of views of the four main characters
- several weeks in winter
- first published in 1989
An Emergency
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Now Winner of the first Spiegel Prize 2025, the most unnecessary and blatantly self-serving literary prize in recent history Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024 Nominated for the National Book Award 2024 Come for the story, stay for the messy femal ...more |
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“By definition, you have to live until you die. Better to make that life as complete and enjoyable an experience as possible, in case death is shite, which I suspect it will be.”
― Trainspotting
― Trainspotting
“I love myself when I am laughing. . . and then again when I am looking mean and impressive.”
― I Love Myself When I Am Laughing And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean & Impressive
― I Love Myself When I Am Laughing And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean & Impressive
“I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
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Joe wrote: "HI, Meike. I'm looking forward to discovering a few books out of my comfort zone and maybe picking up some German language if I'm not careful. Keep these book reports coming."Thank you, Joe, I'm looking forward to talking books with you! :-)
HI, Meike. I'm looking forward to discovering a few books out of my comfort zone and maybe picking up some German language if I'm not careful. Keep these book reports coming.
















































