DuMont Foreign Rights Non Fiction London 2016
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DuMont Foreign Rights Non Fiction London 2016
Foreign Rights List Non-Fiction London 2016 DuMont Buchverlag GmbH & Co. KG Amsterdamer Str. 192 50735 Köln Germany www.dumont-buchverlag.de Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] MEMOIR JACKY DREKSLER ICH WÜNSCH DIR EIN GLÜCKLICHS LEBEN. Das Leid meiner Mutter und ihr Geschenk an mich/ I WISH YOU A HAPPY LIFE. My Mother’s Suffering and Her Gift to Me Memoir, ca. 400 pp. Spring 2016 The suffering of a Jewish mother and her son “You don’t want to learn how to sew buttons on? You will freeze in the concentration camp in winter if you can’t close your jacket.” It is the beginning of the 1950s and Jacky is just under five when his mother, in a loving but resolute manner, teaches him everything that he has to be able to do to survive in the world she knows – darning socks, peeling potatoes, braiding pigtails, washing clothes, reading and writing. Her world is a world of horror. His Polish-Jewish mother has survived two ghettos and two concentration camps. A story of suffering that does not end when the war is over. Only two months after her liberation, she is wrongly denounced by another former concentration camp prisoner ¬– accused of maltreating prisoners in Auschwitz. Whilst in prison, she gives birth to a son, Jacky – and finally, she is also given help. The prison warden Claire Stahl takes pity on her and eventually achieves a pardon on the grounds of her poor state of health. Jacky and his mother move to their saviour’s home. Before too long, little Jacky notices that the motive for Ms Stahl’s willingness to help is not at all based on neighbourly love. Behind the mask of the self-sacrificing helper, she is a National Socialist of conviction. When Jacky is nine years old, his mother dies and leaves a son behind who knows little of life beyond suffering, alienation, lies and repression. In his book he explains how he still managed to become a successful man and the happy father of a family. And he explains how the unusual motto of his mother helped him: “You must try to be happy. Regardless of what happens. You have to want it. More than anything else.” Jacky Dreksler was born in 1946 in Fresnes near Paris in a French prison. His mother was a Polish Jew and a survivor of concentration camps. His father was a French Jew who he never got to know. He spent the first years of his life in French and German children’s homes. At the age of nine he became an orphan and a few years later he moved to Cologne. After an apprenticeship as a laboratory assistant, he studied and became a teacher. In 1976 he left the teaching profession and over the years that followed, he worked as a singing teacher, a journalist, a guitar teacher and a songwriter, e.g. for Charles Aznavour, Heino and Costa Cordalis. As of 1982 he wrote and performed radio sketches for, among others, the SWF, the WDR and Radio Luxembourg. Here he met a friend for life: Hugo Egon Balder. A short time later, television producers noticed his comic talent. In the years that followed, he became one of the most sought after television authors for comedy and shows. In 1991 he founded his first television production company and produced over 600 television series in the years that followed, for example, RTL Samstagnacht and numerous other comedies, game-shows and latenight shows. Judith Habermas Tel: +49-221-224 1942 Fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] NON-FICTION JAN BRANDT STADT OHNE ENGEL. Wahre Geschichten aus Los Angeles/ CITY WITHOUT ANGELS. True Stories from Los Angeles Non-Fiction, Travel Literature Ca. 300 pp. Spring 2016 The German and the City of Dreams An American myth as you have never heard it told The Legend and the People of a City in 1000 Facets Los Angeles is the city of fulfilled and unfulfilled desires. No city in the world is as omnipresent in the media. No city produces so many myths and legends. And no city can be as hard, brutal and destructive. L.A. is a place where what you see is what you get, and yet it seems to be constantly hiding, escaping our scrutiny. Jan Brandt makes this multifaceted cosmos talk in an unheard way. He tells of people from the most varied occupational groups and layers of society. Of writers, star chefs, actors, film makers, watchmen, gangster rappers, skaters, artists, singers and collectors – of people who want to strive for more, to achieve their goal of living the American dream in spite of the obstacles in their paths. It’s always an encounter that marks the beginning of the author’s search for clues. And that is where the fascination of these texts lies. They switch elegantly between the personal story and the literary experience. Jan Brandt proves that he is not only an extraordinary observer and an obsessive researcher, but – and this foremost – a master of approaching people, a conversationalist, a casual kind of spy. In spite of the close proximity that he has to the people and the place, there is always that irritation: the foreign point of view – our view of this strange cosmos, though it seems known to us, remains foreign. City without Angels collects literary investigations, critiques and essays, and cuts police reports to poetry with a touch of irony. Personal encounters and observations meld with newspaper articles, Twitter posts, reader comments and Facebook messages, to create a collective urban noise. A book on foreignness and approximation, as of course Jan Brandt always is both, tourist and journalist, author and spy – a German guest, standing outside, but still managing to get right into the centre. Into the inner life of the probably most insane city of the world. Jan Brandt born in 1974 in Leer (East Friesland), he studied history and literature in Cologne, London and Berlin and attended the Deutsche Journalistenschule in Munich. His novel “Gegen die Welt” was published in 2011, made it onto the short list of the Deutsche Buchpreis and won the Nicolas Born debut novel award. His second book “Tod in Turin” was published in 2015. Rights to Gegen die Welt sold to: Bompiani (Italian), Seagul Books (English World) Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] NON-FICTION OSKAR HOLZBERG SCHLÜSSELSÄTZE DER LIEBE/ KEY LOVE INDICATORS. 50 Clever Thoughts That Can Save Your Relationship Non-Fiction, Psychology/ Self-Help ca. 198 pp., Autumn 2015 ‘A long-term love affair is an interpersonal obstacle course, which is so difficult that many couples stumble at the hurdles.’ Oskar Holzberg Orientation for all couples who want to stay together How does a lifelong active relationship work? Oskar Holzberg has been a relationship therapist for more than twenty years and during this time he has been able to observe what keeps a love together – or tears it apart. Patterns appear that make life very difficult for many people. The columnist for the women’s magazine Brigitte summarised them in a pointed and humorous manner, titling them ‘Key Love Indictors’. In this book, he adds longer, fundamental texts on sex, happiness expectations, communication, bonds and love. What is it that successful couples do right on their way to a harmonious and long term relationship? Why do breath-taking romances turn into battlefields after the wedding? Why does one build up an inner distance from one another when all everyone really wants is closeness and love? Is that which I experience normal? Oskar Holzberg provided 50 inspiring answers. Key Love Indicators such as: A relationship never stands still - Sex is rarely about sex - The solution is that there is no solution - Understanding does not mean agreeing - Excessive demands lead to demands - Those who don’t separate, will be separated - Being nice is not love Being responsible is responding That which brings couples together also brings them apart again - Lovers are not psychics Only the present can be resolved - Confrontation is the desire for closeness Discussed does not mean decided; Oskar Holzberg, born in 1953, studied Psychology and German in Hamburg. He is a qualified psychotherapist, supervisor, lecturer and author. Relationship therapy is the central focus of his work. He has been writing on psychological subjects since 1984. He is one of the most-published psychologists in the country. He has published three books. Oskar Holzberg is married, has three grown up children and lives in Hamburg. Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] NON-FICTION GREGOR EISENHAUER Wie wir alt werden, ohne zu altern. / 7 Kniffe gegen die allmähliche Verholzung des Denkens/ HOW WE CAN GROW OLD WITHOUT AGING. 7 TRICKS AGAINST THE GRADUAL PETRIFICATION OF THINKING Non Fiction, ca. 180 pp., Autumn 2016 The biggest problem area as you age is your head, not your bottom! Shows how aging can liberate us. How you can turn your life upside down without yoga The fear of growing old bothers us more than the aging process itself. We constantly check ourselves for symptoms of decline. From childhood on, we are instilled with the fear of senescence. We stand under the continuous scrutiny of our egos, which can have its good points, since senility is frequently not a symptom of old age but a self-inflicted condition of early senescence. If you prefer a more urbane explanation: Our horizons close in with the years not because the world around us is growing smaller, but because our gaze increasingly sinks down to the ground, until we reach the point of seeing only the tips of our toes at the end of a casket. In How We Can Grow Old Without Aging, Gregor Eisenhauer does not focus on the unavoidable decline of our bodies nor on illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s or dementia. He concentrates on the gradual petrification of our thought process, which causes us to grow older much faster than is happening in actuality. The barrier in our mind is frequently one that we ourselves have built. Over the course of seven chapters, he shows us how to recognize the traps of the aging process and how to carefully maneuver them without stumbling. After all, there is one thing he cannot promise us: eternal youth. Gregor Eisenhauer, born 1960, studied German and philosophy and wrote his doctoral thesis about Kant. He lives as a freelance writer in Berlin, where he for example writes obituaries for the TAGESSPIEGEL. Rights to previous titles sold to: CHAEK-SESANG (Korean) Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] NON-FICTION Highlights Backlist GREGOR EISENHAUER DIE 10 WICHTIGSTEN FRAGEN DES LEBENS IN ALLER KÜRZE BEANTWORTET / LIFE’S TEN MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN A NUTSHELL Non-Fiction, ca. 180 pages, Autumn 2014 English sample available “A timeless book [...] Clearly written and straightforward by a laconic flaneur and humanitarian […] A little book about the essence of life, frequently touching, at turns melancholy, astonishingly cheerful.” Werner Bartens, Süddeutsche Zeitung “Eisenhauer provides [...] no answers, but poses intriguing counter-questions.” Saarbrücker Zeitung “The ten questions encourage us to contemplate what really matters in our lives.” Chrismon “From start to finish, Gregor Eisenhauer conceptualizes and explains things in an honest manner; he strives throughout to be erudite, to be “upfront” (as we say today) and, in doing so, he focuses on the ordinary, commonplace issues, not the Big Picture, thus posing in an edifying way some of life’s essential questions. He prefers to ask questions than to answer them, which is smart, as well as compelling. Without questions, nothing is comprehensible not even the answers! And the book favors the telling of stories over dark and weighty philosophizing.” Thomas Kapielski, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The philosophical journey of an obituary writer This is not a book about death but one about life instead. A companion for the still unwritten pages of your life We often live our lives as if we had all the time in the world. But even though we do not like being confronted with the finality of our existence, the courage to take a look would do us some good. We would then pose the questions about life that are really important. Are we giving our dreams the chance of becoming fulfilled? Are we fully taking advantage of the possibilities that life has in store for us? What is the meaning of my life? Am I happy? What should I do? For whom should I do it? What fulfils me? What am I afraid of – and why? Gregor Eisenhauer has been writing obituaries for over ten years; not about the famous men and women of our times but very normal people. It is a task that has changed his life because his brief visits into the fate of other people have shown him what is really important in the end. He quickly noted that it was not the steps on the career ladder or vacations or time we wasted that puts our lives in a nutshell but rather our relationships to others and to ourselves. In “Die 10 wichtigsten Fragen des Lebens”, the philosopher with a doctoral degree provides us with some instructions to think about. He encourages the reader to write his own “obituary”, three pages in which he provides an account of himself – before it is too late, because there is no opportunity to do it better the next time. This books want to accompany you through the many still unwritten white pages in your life. Gregor Eisenhauer, born 1960, studied German and philosophy and wrote his doctoral thesis about Kant. He lives as a freelance writer in Berlin, where he for example writes obituaries for the TAGESSPIEGEL. Rights sold to: CHAEK-SESANG (Korean) Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] NON-FICTION ARNE MOLFENTER & RÜDIGER STREMPEL DER FINSTERNIS ENTGEGEN. Die wahre Geschichte der Vera Atkins und ihrer wagemutigen Agentinnen/ TOWARDS DARKNESS. The True Story of Vera Atkins and her Bold Female Agents Non-fiction, History WW II, ca. 280pp. Autumn 2015 Bold agents in the fight against the Nazis New facts on the special task force of the British Intelligence Unit MI6 The Unyielding Sabotage, subversion and espionage behind enemy lines were some of the most dangerous jobs during the Second World War. Thirty-nine female agents went into battle against Hitler’s-Germany. The driving force is Vera Atkins, descended from a German-British family of Jewish faith, who grew up in Rumania. From 1940 onwards, she builds up a specialist network of female agents, despite strong political opposition. She trains these unyielding women, plans and heads up their operations in the fight against Nazi terror. She is considered as the genuine role model for the figure of Miss Moneypenny. Yet the real agent is much more than an assistant. Vera Atkins’ secret service files were kept under seal for almost 70 years. Now they have become accessible in the National Archives in London. With the help of these documents, the authors have reconstructed the secret story of Vera Atkins and her agents, who became forgotten heroines. Arne Molfenter, born 1971, attended the German School of Journalism in Munich and studied Politics and Communication at the University of Munich. He was editor, reporter and correspondent for, amongst others, the BBC, ARD/SWR and the ZEIT. He now works for the United Nations in Brussels, Berlin and Bonn. Rüdiger Strempel, born 1962, studied Law, German and History of Art and now works as a freelance journalist, translator and consultant for German and international organisations and NGOs. DuMont recently published the non-fiction work ‘Über die weiße Linie’ (2014) written by Arne Molfenter and Rüdiger Strempel. Rights to previous title sold to: Uitgeverij Lannoo (Dutch) Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] NON-FICTION Highlights Backlist ARNE MOLFENTER & RÜDIGER STREMPEL ÜBER DIE WEISSE LINIE / OVER THE WHITE LINE. How a priest rescued over 6000 people from the Gestapo Non-Fiction, History WW II ca. 288 pages Autumn 2014 ‘The Oskar Schindler of Rome - Molfenter and Stempel now commemorate him.’ - Joachim Frank, Kölner Stadtanzeiger Monsignor O’Flaherty was Rome’s Oskar Schindler A Priest fighting the Nazis It is an exciting, breathtakingly fast game of cat and mouse that the Irish priest Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty played with the lieutenant colonel of the SS Herbert Kappler during the German occupation of Rome from 1943 to 1944: Secret hiding places, various costumes, and constant spectacular last-minute escapes. But Arne Molfenter and Rüdiger Strempel are not telling us a Don Camillo and Peppone story – for thousands it was a matter of life and death. With chutzpah, courage and trust in God, O’Flaherty put together a secret organisation to assist allied soldiers and Jews to escape Rome. He did some of the refugees in the Vatican, others in private homes in Rome. A murderous hunt soon began between O’Flaherty and Gestapo chief Kappler. No individual saved the lives of more allied soldiers in World War II than O’Flaherty, who rescued more than 6,500 persons from 25 countries from imprisonment, torture and death. He is today still a model of civil courage and dauntlessness; his story should not be forgotten. Arne Molfenter, born 1971, lives near Bonn, attended the German Journalist School in Munich and worked for example as an editor, reporter and correspondent for the BBC, ARD/SWR and the ZEIT and now works for the United Nations in Brussels, Berlin and Bonn. His biography of Juan Pujol, known as Garbo, the greatest spy of World War II, is being published in 2014. Rüdiger Strempel, born 1962, studied law, German literature and art history, worked for the United Nations for many years and is now a freelance journalist, translator and consultant for German and international organizations and NGOs. Rights sold to: Uitgeverij Lannoo (Dutch) Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] ART CHRISTIAN SAEHRENDT and STEEN T. KITTL IST DAS KUNST ODER KANN DAS WEG?/ IS THAT ART OR CAN IT BE PUT AWAY? Non-Fiction, Art, ca. 260 pp., with 4/c illustrations, Spring 2016 sequel to the bestselling title “Das kann ich auch!”/ “I Can Do That Too” - (over 66.000 copies sold!) “Fresh new insights into the art business. Absolutely worth reading, amusing, and informative.” Artinvestor on “Das kann ich auch!” “One loves to read the mortifying and droll anecdotes, especially because they are about the love for art, actually.” Die Welt on “Das kann ich auch!” “This entertaining squib on 250 pages about contemporary art wangles the delicate balancing act between information density and entertainment value wonderfully. We want to recommend this book warmly to those, who participate in the contemporary art world in any form, be it as a professional, be it as a mere observer: It can be extremely beneficial to laugh at oneself.” NDR on “Das kann ich auch!” Art, Cliques and Commerce Money makes the world go around, in particular the world of art. Extortionate sums are paid at auctions. The market is booming as never before. Good for art? We might think so, but the hype also has a dark side to it. With “Is that Art or Can It Be Put Away?” Kittl/Saehrendt provide us with the follow-up to their bestseller “I Can Do That Too!” With their usual charming disrespect, they scrutinise the hysterical art scene and the obscure and unfathomable laws, tastes and decisions that govern it. On the one hand, art is an event – be it the Documenta, the Biennial, Frieze London, or Art Basel – where the motive seems to be to consume as much art as possible. On the other hand, there is hardly any contemporary art in museums for the simple reason that new art is simply unaffordable. The authors make an open plea for a rethink – to move away from the monetary value of art and rediscover the true value! Christian Saehrendt studied art, art history and history. He has published with DuMont “Gefühlige Zeiten” (2015) and together with Steen Kittl “Das kann ich auch!”(2007, 2013), “Das sagt mir was!”(2008), „Geier am Grabe van Goghs” (2010) and “Du hast die Haare schön!”(2014). Steen T. Kittl studied art, art history and cultural studies, and now works – apart from being an author - as an Art Director. Rights to “Das kann ich auch” sold to: Prophet Press (Taiwan), Yoldaerim (Korea); Robin Book (Spain), Shunjusha (Japan); Citic Press (Mainland China); Ayrinti Yayinlari (Turkey). Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] ART Christian Saehrendt Kunst & Killer, Märchen & Menschenfresser. Durchs wilde Hessenland zur documenta / Art and Killers, Fairy Tales and Cannibals. Through the Wilds of Hesse to documenta Non-Fiction/Art Revised and up-dated paperback edition Is That Art or Can it be Thrown Away? Kassel – documenta Stories, Myths and Fairy Tales ca. 300 pp. with 50 illustrations, Spring 2017 Summer 2017 - Three Major Art Events in Europe: documenta 14, Biennale Venice, Skultur projekte Münster The old and new fairy tale worlds meet each other in Hesse in the summer of 2017. Documenta takes place here, the most important exhibition of contemporary art. The Brothers Grimm also collected their fairy tales here that in the meanwhile have been translated in 160 languages. What do fairy tales and modern art have in common? What do the stories, sagas and myths of past centuries have to do with avant-garde art, which preferably points the way into the future but at the very least wants to keep pace with the times, i.e. wants to be contemporary? This book provides the answer. Its golden thread is made up by the notion that the history of modern art is laid out like a fairy tale narrative. There is namely no objective “one true” history of art but many different histories of art that are told by artists, dealers, collectors and curators. One gets the impression that the art market has now taken the place of the mythical kingdom. The art trade tells “fairy tales for adults”: How many Cinderella and servants are out there among today’s artists who believe deep down that they are in fact a princess or royal foundling and mixed up as a little child? Those who spend their entire lives hoping that their true beings will be recognised and thus finally become famous? The art market and the biographies of famous artists make use of today’s rags-to-riches fantasies; these post-modern fairy tales offer the present-day’s public miracles, magic and colourful dreams; they also provide some frights, terrors and – morals! The author, a native of Kassel, tracks down these interactions in the Hessian landscape, serving the reader as pathfinder in the thicket of sagas, myths and fairy tales. The author suggests a travel route for documenta visitors based on the course of the official German Fairy Tale Road. In the process he also introduces the reader to Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Cinderella but also with the Werewolf or the Headless Rider. The reader will ask himself whether this beautiful land is in fact cursed. But the fearless will be rewarded at the conclusion of the voyage through Germany’s sinister heartland with an encounter with colourful, dazzling, loud and joyous examples of contemporary art. The time has then come to marvel, question, curse and celebrate at the “Carnival of Art” – at documenta in Kassel! Christian Saehrendt (born 1968) studied history and art history in Berlin and Heidelberg. Aside from his teaching positions, he works as an art historian and journalist. Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] MEMOIR Highlights Backlist PETRA HARTLIEB MEINE WUNDERVOLLE BUCHANDLUNG/ MY WONDERFUL BOOKSTORE ca. 200 pages Non-fiction, Memoir English sample translation available ‘A captivating book‘ - Katja Nele Bode, BRIGITTE WOMAN ‘Whoever reads this book, will look to the future – not only of the book – more positively.’ Arno Widmann, Berliner Zeitung ‘This is fun to read and inspirational.‘ Doris Knecht, Kurier ‘There are many reasons for the fact that this long, cheerful biographical story is fun […] That which works as the private account of the fulfilment of a life’s dream, is ultimately the story of: the book. Or rather: The story of the written word and its fight for survival in times of Amazon and the Internet […] told with spirit and humour.’ Catrin Kahlweit, Süddeutsche Zeitung ‘Petra Hartlieb knows almost all sides of the book industry. Above all, she knows how to write […] a very positive book that shows that you should believe in your dreams.’ Sebastian Fasthuber, Salzburger Nachrichten Nobody has written funnier or more poetically about the love of books A woman, a family and dream come true Petra Hartlieb tells her own story in this book. It is the story of a coincidence and the decision to leave one’s old life behind in order to fulfil one’s dream, namely become the owner of a literary bookstore. A bookstore that turned into the living room for her family and the meeting place for the whole neighbourhood. With regular customers that become friends and friends that become regular customers. Petra Hartlieb tells this story in a snappy and humorous frame of mind, making every line a pleasure to read and every chapter a declaration of love to the world of books. Petra Hartlieb lives together with her family in and above a book store. Her own. Originally a crackpot idea while on vacation. She and her husband turned their attention to a recently closed Vienna bookstore with a long tradition. From one day to the next she quit her job and started a new life in a new city without knowing what she was getting herself into. Petra Hartlieb is still a hippie at heart; officially however she has been a businesswoman for ten years. Rights sold to: Ciela (Bulgarian), Beijing Creative Art Times International (Simplifeid Chinese Characters); SOLBITKIL (Korean), Periferica (Spanish World), Timaş (Turkish); Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] MEMOIR Highlights Backlist RANDI CROTT with LILLIAN CROTT BERTHUNG „ERZÄHL ES NIEMANDEM!“ Die Liebe meiner Eltern/ “DON’T TELL ANYONE!” The Story of my Parent’s Love Non-fiction, Memoir Ca. 280 pages with illustrations 230.000 copies sold! 100 weeks on SPIEGEL Bestseller list! A unique contemporary document “The moving testimony of private investigations as well as an informative document on the German occupation of Norway and the situation of the socalled ‘half-breeds.’” Jüdische Zeitung A gripping love story It is her parent’s passionate, complex and often painful love story that that Randi Crott tells here together with her mother. Only when she was 18-years-old did her mother tell her about the family’s secret: her father’s Jewish biography. She promises never to tell anyone. Decades later, after her father’s death, the WDR journalist felt free to tell the story for the first time. Easter 1942: the 18-year-old Norwegian girl Lillian and the German soldier Helmut fall in love in Northern Norway. It is a forbidden love because the Germans are hated and the populace is suffering under the occupation. Lillian is also appalled about the crimes of the National Socialists and the Wehrmacht; she must find out from Helmut where he stands. He reveals to her that he is himself Jewish and that he had experienced many horrors and is now very fearful for his Jewish mother. He concealed himself in the Wehrmacht and, hiding his true identity, he lives in fear of being discovered. She must never tell anyone about what he has told her. Discrete and lovingly, Randi Crott reconstructs her parent’s extraordinary but nevertheless exemplary love story – and sets off in search of the blind spot in her own biography. The horrors of European history are mirrored in this equally urgent and moving love story. Born 1951 in Wuppertal, Randi Crott is a radio and television reporter as well as moderator at WDR. She worked for example for the Aktuelle Stunde, the ARD Morgenmagazin and for III nach 9. Aside from hosting such programs as west.art Talk and Literatur im Römer, she also made numerous films for Arte, 3sat and WDR, including ones on whale fishing in Norway, the East German director Winfried Junge and the European tour of a Chicago Blues band. Lillian Crott Berthung, born 1922 in the Northern Norwegian city of Harstad, lives in Germany since 1947 where, aside from being a housewife and mother, she has worked as a translator and interpreter. Her volume of poetry “Det var en gang et lite sted” was published in 1989. She writes short stories for the Harstad Tidende daily newspaper. She now lives in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Rights sold to: Spartacus (Norwegian) Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] NON-FICTION Highlights Backlist BERNHARD KEGEL DIE HERRSCHER DER WELT. Wie Bakterien unser Leben bestimmen/ THE RULERS OF THE WORLD. How Bacteria Rule Our Lives Non-Fiction, Natural Science, ca. 352 pp. “Kegel is a master at transforming complicated facts into fascinating stories.” Die Welt “We Are not Alone (...) Bernhard Kegel presents many interesting facts on the colonisation of our bodies by bacteria.” Norbert Lossau, Literarische WELT “Biology is going through a very turbulent phase and Bernhard Kegel’s book is a guide through these exciting times, recommendable without hesitation.” Thomas Weber, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung “An equally entertaining as informative book.” Michael Lange, Deutschlandfunk “Breathtaking insights into the world of microbes.“ Herbert Pardatscher, Bücherrundschau You cannot live alone... Do you like bacteria? Probably not. Although without microbes there would be no life on our planet. Yet it is only in the last few years that scientists are realising how staggeringly high their numbers and their significance, how close and manifold the connection really is between plants and animals and the microbial midgets. These new revolutionary insights, as described knowledgeably and visibly by Bernhard Kegel in “The rulers of the world”, will completely change the way in which we view both the phenomenon life and ourselves. Using advanced methods scientists are in the process of raising the curtain on a performance that is not so much about sickness, but more about health, cooperation and the division of labour. The big questions need to be rephrased. What influence have these midgets had on evolution? What influence do they exercise today, and how can this knowledge be used in medicine? What influence do they have on the climate and the ecosystems? One thing is already clear - no creature is ever alone. Biological individuals do not exist and have never existed. That which is becoming apparent behind the curtain raised by modern science is nothing less than a breath-taking new image of the world we live in. - The significance of bacteria for our health New revolutionary discoveries from biological science “Kegel is a master at transforming complicated facts into fascinating stories.” Die Welt Bernhard Kegel, born in Berlin in 1953, studied chemistry and biology at Freie Universität Berlin, subsequent research activities, worked as an ecological specialist and lecturer. Guitarrist in diverse Berlin Jazz bands since the mid-nineteen seventies. Since 1993 Bernhard Kegel has published several novels and non-fiction books. He has been awarded several prices for his writing. Rights sold to: ddworld Publishing (Korean) Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] NON-FICTION Highlights Backlist BERNHARD KEGEL EPIGENETIK. WIE ERFAHRUNGEN VERERBT WERDEN / EPIGENETICS. HOW EXPERIENCES ARE PASSED DOWN Non-Fiction, Natural Science, 350 pp. “With a pleasant tone and gifted narrative talent, the author allows us to literally experience the colourful goings-on of DNA, RNA and cellular mini- and macromolecules. The general lack of illustrations is only logical. Bernard Kegel richly serves the mind’s eye with metaphors.” Deutschlandradio Kultur “In his book, Bernhard Kegel passionately presents the principles of epigenetics, for he is convinced that they will revolutionise the biological sciences (...) The easily comprehensible and fluidly written book presents a good introduction to the subject of epigenetics.” Deutschlandfunk Inheritance is human … It has been heatedly and emotionally debated in universities and on bar stools: does the environment and experiences affect a person, or solely his genes. The still young science of epigenetics now shows that both are true. Not only are genes passed down, but also such essential information as when, where and to what extent they must be turned on. The control is carried out by biochemical switches that are not least programmed by environmental influences. Individual experiences thus become a part of the genome’s hardware. How can the grandparent’s eating behaviour lower the life expectancy of their grandchildren? Why does someone suffer from schizophrenia or cancer while his genetically identical twin does not show any symptoms at all? How can nutrition influence the skin colour of mice and their descendants? And why do early traumatic experiences such as child abuse leave biochemical traces with fatal results in later life, perhaps even over generations? These are only a few of the questions that Bernhard Kegel’s answers. The biologist with a doctoral degree portrays the far-reaching consequences of epigenetics for medicine and evolutionary biology in an exciting and competent. We become witness of a dramatic theoretical change. Bernhard Kegel, born in Berlin in 1953, studied chemistry and biology at Freie Universität Berlin, subsequent research activities, worked as an ecological specialist and lecturer. Guitarist in diverse Berlin Jazz bands since the mid-nineteen seventies. His first book, the novel Wenzels Pilz, was published in 1993 and followed by three further novels, most recently Der Rote and the non-fiction book Die Ameise als Tramp. Bernhard Kegel has worked as a freelance writer and science journalist since 1996. Rights sold to: ddworld Publishing (Korean) Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] NON-FICTION Highlights Backlist ULRICH WOELK WARUM FÄLLT DER MOND NICHT VOM HIMMEL? Die Gesetze des Universums einfach erklärt/ WHY ISN’T THE MOON FALLING OFF THE SKY? Laws of the Universe Easily Explained About 140 pages New in Paperback Spring 2015 “A Book on the sky offers an as comprehensible as funny history of our universe.” Neue Zürcher Zeitung The Discovery of the Sky What is the difference between stars and planets? Where in the sky lives God? Why don’t we fall off the globe? Stella asks the same questions as all children. But she is lucky: her father is an astronomer and knows the answers. He gives her binoculars for her first school day so she can look for her lucky star at the firmament. But her quest for her lucky star turns out to be much more complicated than expected, again and again the lights at the sky turn out to be planets or entire starformations. And her father explains to her by and by during her first school year the cosmos. He explains gravitation, how people discovered the heliocentric system, the calendar, navigation systems as well as he tells the story of Galilei. Ulrich Woelk’s elegantly and clearly written book is also a reflexion on fatherhood. With pride and joy he follows the naïve and direct thoughts of his daughter, understands the logic behind her questions and explanations and he discovers the cosmos anew through the eyes of his child – from the amazement of the shining moon to the understanding of the complexity of our universe. Ulrich Woelk was born 1960 in Beuel near Bonn, studied physics in Tübingen and received his PHD from TU Berlin. Until 1994 he worked at the Insitute for Astronomy as theoretical astro-physicist. Today he lives with his family in Berlin. His debut novel “Freigang” received the Aspekte-Literatur-Preis. He published several novels, e.g. “Liebespaare” (201), “Die letzte Vorstellung” (2002) or “Die Einsamkeit des Astronomen” (2005). Rights sold to: Bomnamu (Korea); Parenting Source Press (Taiwan); Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] NON-FICTION Highlights Backlist MARTIN BURCKHARDT WIE DIE PHILOSOPHIE UNSERE WELT ERFAND/ HOW PHILOSOPHY INVENTED OR WORLD Non-Fiction, Philosophy, about 170 pages New in paperback Autumn 2014 Good ideas are not forgotten! We take it completely for granted when we pass by a school bus or a courthouse, encounter a policeman or look at a clock. But how did these things enter our world? At one time they were nothing but ideas! Martin Burckhardt tells us the stories behind all these thoughts that have become reality. We therefore discover that the policeman is called that because there was once a Polis among the Greek. That meat skewers were the forerunners of our coins and that the alphabet contributed much to democracy. Understandably and amusingly, the author shows how philosophy invented our world. The author The cultural theorist and media author Martin Burckhardt, born 1957, studied German philology, dramatics and history in Cologne. He has lived as a freelance writer and audio artist in Berlin since 1985. Aside from his artistic work, he teaches at the Hochschule der Künste, the Humboldt Universität Berlin, and at the Freie Universität Berlin. His books include “Vom Geist der Maschine. Eine Geschichte kultureller Umbrüche”, “Brandlhuber. Eine Fiktion” and “Die Scham der Philosophen”. Rights sold to: Tinta Negra (Brazil); Siruela (Spain); Alma (Korea), Hainan (Chinese Complex Characters) Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] NON-FICTION Highlights Backlist CHRISTIAN MÄHR VERGESSENE ERFINDUNGEN/ FORGOTTEN INVENTIONS Non-Fiction approx. 184 pages with approx. 31 monochrome pictures ‘After reading this book, you look at an obvious accomplishment of our technical present day – and realise that it would have just taken one small detail and you would be looking at the same item as a scurrility in a museum.’ Süddeutsche Zeitung ‘Christian Mähr provides with this review of bizarre inventions an entertaining piece of the history of technology.’ Die Welt Ten of the most exciting inventions, which did not have a chance in their days, but which appear to be amazingly up-to-date nowadays. Entertaining impressions, backgrounds and impulses from the world of “science faction“. Who does remember the ingenious Sodium locomotive, which moved for years and years free from noise and exhaust gases through Berlin and Aachen before it died out. Or the Stirling engine and the ion engine? Christian Mähr (re)discovers incredible things on the siding of the history of invention and presents ten of the most interesting ideas. Understandable for everyone “Vergessene Erfindungen” (Forgotten Inventions) explains startling ideas and embeds them cleverly in the conditions of their development and disappearance. Christian Mähr was born in Feldkirch in the Vorarlberg (Austria) in 1952 and lives as an author and journalist in Dornbirn. Mähr, who holds a doctorate in chemistry, worked for the science and environment editorial staff at Austrian Radio for years. DuMont has published the volume “Von Alkohol bis Zucker” (2012) as well as the novels “Simon fliegt” (1998) and “Die letzte Insel” (2001). Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] ART Highlights Backlist BORIS FRIEDEWALD DIE ENGEL VON PAUL KLEE/ PAUL KLEE’S ANGELS 112 pages with ca. 50 4/c illustrations 18,5 cm x 14 cm, Autumn 2011 More than 40.000 copies sold! Angels Are Always Welcome Paul Klee’s angels are as precious artworks as gentle companions – here almost 50 images of his angels are gathered in a wonderful gift book. His entire life Paul Klee has been painting angels. The author Boris Friedewald describes their creation and their meaning in Paul Klee’s life work: from the Christ child, Paul Klee painted at the age of five, to the cheerful and witty angels like the “forgetful” angel up to the famous “Angelus novus” who accompanied Walter Benjamin into exile and the “doubting angel”, Paul Klee draw the year he died. Boris Friedewald’s stimulating and easy to read text introduces us to the meaning of angels in Paul Klee’s oeuvre and to the artist’s biography. A wonderful book to give away or read on your own every now and then. Memo-game 64 cards Autumn 2015 Paul Klee’s Angels as memory game. Paul Klee’s angels to uncover and discover .- the classic memory game featuring Kle’s heavenly beings can be enjoyed by young and old alike. Each of the 32 enchanting imgaes has its counterpart. Boris Friedewald (*1969) works as art historian and lives in Berlin. Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected] SUBAGENTS Mainland China Jackie Huang, Andrew Nurnberg Associates International Ltd. Beijing Representative Office, Beijing E-Mail: [email protected] France Dr. Michael Wenzel Editio Dialog Literary Agency, Lille E-Mail: [email protected] Poland Dr. Aleksandra Markiewicz Literarische Agentur, Warsaw E-Mail: [email protected] Hungary Norbert Uszeka, Lex Copyright Office, Budapest E-Mail: [email protected] Italy Barbara Griffini, Berla & Griffini Rights Agency, Milano E-Mail: [email protected] Japan Meike Marx, Literary Agency, Hokkaido E-Mail: [email protected] The Netherlands Linda Kohn, Internationaal Literatuur Bureau, Amsterdam E-Mail: [email protected] Romania Simona Kessler, Simona Kessler International Copyright Agency, Bucharest E-Mail: [email protected] Scandinavia Esthi Kunz, CLA Copenhagen Literary Agency, Copenhagen E-Mail: [email protected] Spain, Portugal & Latin America Isabel Piedrahita, A.C.E.R., Madrid E-Mail: [email protected] Taiwan Mrs. Whitney Hsu, Andrew Nurnberg Associates International Ltd. Taiwan Representative Office, Taipei E-Mail: [email protected] Turkey Sedef İlgiç, Kalem Agency, Istanbul E-Mail: [email protected] Judith Habermas phone: +49-221-224 1942 fax: +49-221-224 401942 [email protected]
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