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Chris Kraus

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Roman · Diogenes »Chris Kraus is a highly passionate storyteller.« Chris Kraus Martina Knoben/Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich Summer Women, Winter Women

This powerful artist novel and love story is an evocation and a swan song to a youth greedy for highs and fame on the eve of 9/11. Written with the irrepressible joy of storytelling that Rights sold: captivated readers of Cold Blood. English/world (Picador) Chris Kraus French (Belfond) Das kalte Blut »I’m a winter woman, Jonas. I hope you don’t Chris Kraus Russian (Hemiro) Die Blumen meet some damn summer woman.« von gestern Ein Filmbuch »I’m not going to meet any women. New York Diogenes Roman· Diogenes is a city completely devoid of women.«

The Bloom of Yesterday Cold Blood Film Script, 2017 Novel, 2017 A movie about sex. Raw and radical. In New Movie Adaptation York. That is the task Jonas has been given. But how is the film student, who is out of his depth, supposed to make a movie in the dark- Praise for Cold Blood: Chris Kraus est corner of the Lower East Side, surrounded »The most hotly anticipated book »So fantastic and worth reading.« by stranded artists? When he meets Nele, a Sommerfrauen of the German literary calendar is an Joachim Scholl/Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cologne headstrong, dazzling summer woman, his Winterfrauen epic tale of betrayal and self-delusion eyes are opened for the true purpose of his spanning seventy years.« »A furious opus magnum. Full of the joy trip: an encounter with his own horrific family Roman· Diogenes New Books in German, London of storytelling and strong images, history. drunk on emotion, as sensual as it is un- »The reader is thoroughly engrossed, scrupulous. An insanely good book.« as if watching an HBO series – high speed, Harald Pauli/Focus, Munich Novel astounding twists and turns, 336 pages, September 2018 incredible cli‰ hangers, unexpected »This novel is a masterpiece.« changes in characters.« Jana Felgenhauer/Neon, Hamburg Thomas Kurianowicz/Die Zeit, Hamburg World rights are handled by Diogenes.

Chris Kraus’ books have been published in 5 languages.

chris kraus, born in Göttingen in 1963, is a movie director, screen- writer and novelist. His movies (including Scherbentanz, Poll) have won numerous awards, Four Minutes with Monica Bleibtreu and Hannah Herzsprung picking up the ›German Film Prize‹ for best feature movie in 2007. His most recent movie, the comedy The Bloom of Yesterday starring Lars Eidinger, received numerous prizes, among

others the ›Tokyo Grand Prix‹. He lives in Berlin. Maurice Haas/©Photo: Verlag Diogenes »Benedict Wells is probably the biggest talent our country has seen in the past few years.« Benedict Wells Kester Schlenz/stern, Hamburg The Truth About Lying

By the author of The End of Loneliness: more than a year and a half on the Spiegel bestseller list and 250.000 copies sold of the German hardcover. Benedict Wells Benedict Becks Wells letzter Sommer Benedict Wells Benedict Wells Spinner Vom Ende Ten great stories from ten years provide multi- Fast genial der Einsamkeit Bestseller Bestseller faceted insights into how a writer develops. Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Touching, surprising and tragic, funny, wise Beck’s Last Summer Crank Almost Ingenious The End and fun – Benedict Wells can turn his hand to Novel, 2008 Novel, 2009 Novel, 2011 of Loneliness Movie Adaptation Novel, 2016 anything.

Stories about all or nothing. Stories about the Praise for The End of Loneliness: misfortune of being free, and about a woman who realizes she has to make a decision. »Our fate is everything we become; »A beautiful novel of the kind where yet what happens to Jules and Alva, one raves about the characters and is deeply About a luckless screenwriter who steals the Benedict Wells in the hands of Benedict Wells, moved until the very last page.« most famous movie idea of the twentieth Die Wahrheit is dazzling storytelling. The End of Annarita Briganti/La Repubblica, Rome century. About a place where no one is volun- über das Lügen Loneliness is both a‰ecting tarily, but still becomes a home. And about Zehn Geschichten and accomplished – and eternal.« »The writer’s fourth novel is a great book a man who makes the deal of his life, not John Irving (author of The World According to Garp) that pulls out all the narrative stops, realizing all he is losing in the process. a tragedy, a touching epos. It’s magic.« Diogenes » . . . with astounding maturity and always Sabine Saplin/Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich Ten stories from a world in which lies, dreams sparing with e‰ects, Benedict Wells and truth converge. has managed to describe human »When one dives into reading The End weakness, failure and aging – without of Loneliness, it is as if one encounters Ten Stories 208 pages, September 2018 brutality or sentimentalism.« an experienced writer steeled by Nicolas Weill/Le Monde, Paris a long trajectory of published books.« Astrid Mesguer/La Vanguardia, Barcelona World rights are handled by Diogenes. Film rights are available.

Benedict Wells’ books have been published in 29 languages.

benedict wells, born in Munich in 1984, moved to Berlin a¡er com- pleting school in 2003. He decided against university to concentrate on his writing, earning a living with various jobs. His fourth novel The End of Loneliness spent more than a year and a half on the Spiegel best- seller list and was awarded the 2016 ›European Union Prize for Literature‹,

among other awards. Benedict Wells lives in Berlin and Bavaria. © Bogenberger/autorenfotos Photo: »The name Erich Hackl has become a trademark for wonderfully sensitive real-life stories unique in contemporary German literature.« Erich Hackl Tobias Becker/KulturSpiegel, Hamburg Roped Together

Based on true events, this is a story of intelli- gent resistance and civic courage in times of inhumanity, then and now.

Erich Hackl Erich Hackl Erich Hackl Award-winning author Erich Hackl draws a Erich Hackl Abschied König Wamba Sara und Auroras von Ein Märchen Simon Mit Zeichnungen von vivid picture of Second World War Vienna – Anlaß Sidonie Paul Flora Eine endlose Geschichte Bestseller Bestseller and of the fate of people leaving the city, to Diogenes Erzählung · Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes start new lives in Iran, Australia, China and Aurora’s Motive Farewell Sidonia King Wamba Sara and Simon other places. Story, 1987 Story, 1989 Fairy-Tale, 1991 Story, 1995 Movie Adaptation How the taciturn Vienna cra¡sman and pas- sionate mountaineer Reinhold Duschka came to save two Jewish lives during the Nazi reign Erich Hackl Erich Hackl Als ob ein of terror. How he managed to hide Regina Erich Hackl Engel Am Seil Erich Hackl Die Hochzeit Erich Hackl Erzählung nach dem Leben Erich Hackl Entwurf Steinig and her daughter Lucia in his work- Eine Heldengeschichte In fester von Anprobieren einer Liebe Auschwitz eines Vaters Umarmung auf den Eine Begebenheit Geschichten und Geschichten und Erwägungen shop over four years. How the three of them, Berichte ersten Blick Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes tied by an invisible rope, survived thanks to

In a Firm Embrace Love at First Sight Wedding at If the Father Fits As if an Angel good fortune and mutual trust. What happened Stories and A Recollection, Auschwitz Stories and Story, 2007 Reports, 1996 1999 A True Story, 2002 Re‰ ections, 2004 a¡erwards. This meticulously researched story develops an incredible undertow, while a¦ect- Diogenes ing the reader deeply.

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erich hackl, born in Steyr, Austria in 1954, studied German and Spanish Erich Hackl’s books and worked as a teacher and editor for a number of years. Madrid and have been published in 25 languages. Vienna, where he works as a writer and translator, have been home to him for a long time now. His stories are based on authentic cases. Aurora’s Motive and Farewell Sidonia are on school reading lists. Erich Hackl has received numerous awards, amongst others the 2017 ›Human Rights Award‹ of the state of Upper Austria , the ›Anton Wildgans Prize 2015‹ by the Federation of Austrian Industry and the ›Award for Literature‹ from

the city of Vienna in 2002. Verlag © Diogenes / Maurice Haas Photo: »The dark charms of Suter’s novel are irresistible from the ¥ rst pages.« Martin Suter Joshua Max Feldman (author of The Book of Jonah and Start Without Me) Allmen and the Erotic Figurines

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Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman· Diogenes The Allmen series has been translated 224 pages, November 2018 boost the presence of Swiss literature in foreign literary scenes and book markets, into the following languages: to: aims Helvetia Pro 2011, to 2009 For The Last The Chef The Time, Montecristo Elephant Weynfeldt Novel, 2010 the Time Novel, 2015 Novel, 2017 English/USA (New Vessel Press) Novel, 2008 Movie Adaptation Novel, 2012 World rights are handled by Diogenes. TV Adaptation French (Christian Bourgois) Italian (Sellerio) Film rights are available. All titles on the Spiegel bestseller list. Russian (Eksmo) Martin Suter’s books have been published in 35 languages.

martin suter, born in Zurich in 1948, is a writer, columnist and screen- play author. Until 1991, he worked as a creative director in advertising, before deciding to focus exclusively on writing. His novels (most recently Elephant) have enjoyed huge international success. Martin Suter lives Application for assistance with with his family in Zurich. Maurice Haas/©Photo: Verlag Diogenes translationMOVING costs possible. WORDS Swiss Translation Programme 2009–2011 6.10.2008 15:25:46 Uhr The international bestselling series from Greece! Petros Markaris Three Graces

In his new Costas Haritos novel, Greece’s Petros Petros beloved bestselling author satirizes the educa- Markaris Petros Markaris Petros Hellas Markaris Der Groß- Markaris Channel Petros Live! aktionär Die Kinderfrau tion business, his unmistakable tone com- Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos Ein Fall für Markaris Ein Fall für Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos Kostas Charitos Nachtfalter Kostas Charitos Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos Bestseller bining pithy wording and Mediterranean wit. Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman · Diogenes

Deadline Zone Defence Live! The Major The Nanny Haritos and holidays? These two rarely seem in Athens Novel, 2001 Novel, 2004 Shareholder Novel, 2009 Novel, 2000 Novel, 2007 to happen. But now, Costas and Adriani do take a trip to Epirus. At their hotel, they meet the Three Graces, a trio of vivid elderly Greek ladies, who are ready and willing to go on any excursion and happy to read anyone’s future Petros Petros Petros Petros Petros Markaris Markaris from their co¦ee grounds – a rosy future, when Markaris Markaris Markaris Abrechnung Zurück Petros Faule Kredite Zahltag Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos Markaris Ein Fall für Ein Fall für auf Start Kostas Charitos Kostas Charitos Ein Fall für Offshore it comes to the Haritos family. Kostas Charitos Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos Drei Grazien Bestseller Bestseller Bestseller Bestseller Bestseller Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman· Diogenes But back in Athens a brutal case is waiting for Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos the detective inspector. A professor has been Bad Credit Payday Reckoning Back to the Start Oˆ shore Novel, 2011 Novel, 2012 Novel, 2013 Novel, 2015 Novel, 2017 poisoned. The academic world is rotten to the core. Rosy prospects? Sadly not here.

»Petros Markaris is, together with Andrea Camilleri, the best representative Roman· Diogenes Petros Markaris Petros Finstere Zeiten Petros of Mediterranean mystery ¥ction.« Markaris Zur Krise in Griechenland Markaris Petros Wieder- Petros Der Tod La Repubblica, Rome Markaris holungstäter Markaris des Odysseus Ein Leben zwischen Istanbul, Balkan Blues Wien und Athen Quer durch Athen von Piräus nach Kifissia Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes A Case for Costas Haritos »Markaris’ Inspector Original Greek title: Seminaria fonon Balkan Blues A Life Between Time of Disorder Crossing Athens Odysseus' Death Costas Haritos has cult status.« 368 pages, August 2018 Stories, 2005 Athens, Vienna Essays, 2012 A Journey Stories, 2016 Welt am Sonntag, Berlin and Istanbul from Piraeus to Biographical Ki‘ ssia, 2013 Essays, 2008 Rights sold: World rights are handled by Diogenes, Italian (La nave di Teseo) except Greek rights. Spanish (Tusquets) Film rights are available. Catalan (Tusquets) Petros Markaris’ books petros markaris, born in Istanbul in 1937, is a playwright, who worked have been published in 17 languages. as an author with Theo Angelopoulos (director of The Beekeeper, Ulysses’ Gaze etc.), and translated the works of German dramatists like Brecht and Goethe. He began writing crime novels late in life, in the mid-1990s, and became an international success. His accolades include the ›Pepe Carvalho Prize‹, the ›Goethe Medal‹ and an honorary doctorate

from the University of Thessaloniki. Petros Markaris lives in Athens. Mosimann/Diogenes © Regine Verlag Photo: »Patrick Süskind is a master of the deceptively simple tale.« Patrick Süskind Alison Roberts/The Times, London Perfume

Patrick Süskind’s 70th birthday on March 26, 2019. Helmut Dietl Patrick Süskind Perfume is a long-lasting international success story: Originally published in 1985 and trans- Patrick Süskind lated into 54 languages, the book has sold Der Patrick Kontrabaß Patrick Süskind more than 20 million copies worldwide. Süskind Jean-Jacques Sempé Die oder die mörderische Frage, Die Geschichte wer mit wem schlief Taube von Herrn Sommer In Germany, the book spent 9 years on the Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Spiegel bestseller list. The movie adaptation of The Double Bass The Pigeon The Story Rossini – 2006 was one of the 15 most successful in Play, 1984 Novella, 1987 of Mr Sommer Or the Deadly Novel, 1991 Question of German cinema history, with 5.6 million box Who Slept With Whom oªce viewers in Germany alone. Film script, 1997 Movie Adaptation Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in eighteenth- century Paris and abandoned on the streets, discovers that he has an extraordinary – Patrick Helmut Dietl Süskind Das Parfum Patrick Süskind Drei almost superhuman – sense of smell, he inher- Patrick Das Buch zum Film Vom Suchen Geschichten Diogenes und Finden und eine Betrachtung Süskind ited from his mother. As he sni¦s his way Patrick Süskind der Liebe Über Liebe und Tod across France, this gi¡ is exploited by Gre- Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Das Parfum nouille to create the world’s most marvellous Die Geschichte eines Mörders Looking for Love, Three Stories On Love and Perfume – The Movie Finding Love and a Reƒ ection Death 2006 perfumes. Yet in seeking perfection in his Film script, 2005 Stories, 2005 Essay, 2006 Movie Adaptation experiments, he realises that a vital ingredient Diogenes Movie Adaptation is missing for the perfect scent: innocence. In order to get the ingredient he needs, he must German TV series inspired by Perfume capture it – whatever the cost. to be aired in the second half of 2018. The Story of a Murderer 336 pages »A supremely accomplished work First published in 1985 »Frightening and »An ingenious and of art, marvelously crafted and surprisingly moving.« totally absorbing fantasy.« enjoyable, and rich in historical detail.« The Guardian, London Daily Telegraph, London San Francisco Chronicle World rights are handled by Diogenes.

patrick süskind, born in Ambach on Lake Starnberg in 1949, studied Perfume has been published in 53 languages. medieval and modern history in Munich and Aix-en-Provence, making a living writing screenplays. His one-man play The Double Bass was published in 1984, his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer in 1985, the novella The Pigeon in 1987 and The Story of Mr Sommer with

illustrations by Jean-Jacques Sempé in 1991. © Philipp Keel Photo: A book on what is essential, Thomas David not just in writing, but also in life. Face to Face

Extract of the preface by Graham Swi¡: Interviews are an art form in and of them- selves – the German journalist Thomas David talks in depth with the great ¥gures of English- ‹ »The standard labels ›literary journalist or ›interviewer language literature of the past twenty years. of writers‹ fall far short of describing Thomas David, not Featuring a foreword by Graham Swift. just because he isn’t exclusively interested in writers. From my own writer’s experience, which may speak for Thomas David has been in a continuing con- others, I would call him, rather, a good and gi¡ed com- versation with contemporary writers since the mid-1990s. He has interviewed big names on panion of writers and an astute listener to them. individual novels, their writing practice and The companionship begins with and returns to his being the social and political subjects of their times. a good reader, and this is really the core of the interviews. The result is a book on what is essential, not just in writing but also in life. You feel when meeting him that he’s already met you in Thomas David in conversation with Face to Face your work and that what will follow will be a furthering Thomas David im Gespräch mit Martin Amis, Paul Auster, John Banville, Don DeLillo, Kazuo Ishiguro, of that primary encounter. He is your companion in the Ian McEwan, Zadie Smith sense that any reader accepts and returns the author’s Julian Barnes, Sebastian Barry, John Berger, u.v. a. Rachel Cusk, Don DeLillo, Joan Didion, company at least for the duration of a book, but with James Ellroy, Paula Fox, Jonathan Franzen, Diogenes Thomas the companionship is generously committed to Patricia Highsmith, John Irving, the whole body of work and to that peculiar factor that Kazuo Ishiguro, p. d. James, a. l. Kennedy, John Le Carré, Jonathan Lethem, makes this or that author what they are across the devel- Hilary Mantel, Ian McEwan, Toni Morrison, Thomas David in conversation with Don DeLillo, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, oping range of their production.« v. s. Naipaul, Michael Ondaatje, Richard Zadie Smith and many more Powers, Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie, 352 pages, November 2018 James Salter, Zadie Smith, Muriel Spark, Graham Swi¡, John Updike, Barbara Vine and many more. World rights are handled by Diogenes.

»Thomas David is a good and gifted companion of writers and thomas david, born in Stadthagen in 1967, studied English literature an astute listener to them.« and art history in Hamburg and London. He has been writing for news- papers and magazines since 1995, focusing on English-language litera- Graham Swift (author of Last Orders) ture. He has authored several non-fiction books for young adults and written numerous culture features, and was writer-in-residence at The Paris Review in 2015. His most recent book publications were the mono-

graph Philip Roth and a collection of interviews with Luk Perceval. Verlag © Diogenes / Maurice Haas Photo: »Nigg’s clear and sober diction shifts the mystical ¥ gures of the saints into the mental reach of modern readers.« Walter Nigg Die Zeit, Hamburg Great Saints

The Swiss Protestant theologian’s most signi¥cant work is a book that illuminates the saints in all their revolutionary force.

Walter Nigg Walter Nigg Walter Nigg Friedrich Des Pilgers What do the saints still have to say to us Das Buch der Nietzsch e Wiederkehr Ketzer today? The theologian Walter Nigg attempts Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes to find an answer to this question beyond all The Book Friedrich On the of Heretics Nietzsche Pilgrim’s Return religious trappings. Detailing the lives of 1986 1994 2001 eleven great saints, he shows how they had to fight dark forces within themselves. And how they nonetheless became role models and exceptional individuals.

Walter Nigg Walter Nigg Sören Walter Nigg St. Francis of Assisi Vom Geheimnis Kierkegaard Rembrandt der Mönche Dichter, Büßer und Denker Maler des Ewigen St. Joan of Arc Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes St. Nicholas of Flüe Walter Nigg

Secret Soren Kirkegaard Rembrandt St. Catherine of Genoa Große Heilige Ordainment 2002 2006 St. Teresa of Avila 2002 St. John of the Cross St. Francis de Sales Diogenes Praise for The Book of Heretics: St. Joseph of Cupertino »Nigg’s only concern is to highlight the »Presumably, anyone who has once Gerhard Tersteegen St. John Vianney (curé of Ars) world of the saints, to call attention to read Nigg will get almost addicted to Non-Fiction the wealth that lies hidden there. more books by this essayist among St. Therese of Lisieux 544 pages, November 2018 The saints have always been a cross- theologians, his work as sensitive as it First published in 1986 confessional phenomenon.« is appreciative of art.« Neue Zürcher Zeitung Gerd-Klaus Kaltenbrunner/ Great Saints has been Rhein-Neckar Zeitung, Heidelberg published in 5 languages. World rights are handled by Diogenes. Film rights are available. Rights currently sold: Italian (Marietti) Walter Nigg’s books Croatian (Veritas) have been published in 19 languages.

walter nigg (1903–1988) born in Lucerne, was appointed professor of ecclesiastical history in Zurich while working as a protestant priest at the same time. Alongside saints, religious founders, prophets and mystics, his books cover artists and poets and not least heretics, whom

he understood as ›unsuccessful saints‹. Verlag Diogenes Archives Photo: »Tomi Ungerer’s drawings are among the best in the world.« Michel Houellebecq/Le Figaro, Paris Tomi Ungerer Just Married

Tomi Ungerer The ideal gift: Tomi Ungerer’s legendary The wedding book with forty-eight pictures in JUST MARRIED a beautiful revised edition. Party TOMI UNGERER Diogenes Are you lonely? The Party Babylon Far Out Isn’t Craving comfort and love? 128 pages, 22.5 ˜ 30 cm 172 pages, 22.5 ˜ 27 cm Far Enough 1969 1979 176 pages, 18.5 ˜ 25 cm Do you want to advise a friend to marry? 1983 Do you want to advise a friend not to marry? Do you want to prevent the worst? Do you want to make someone happy? DIOGENES Do you want certainty? Art Book Are you in love? Revised edition 63 pages, August 2018 Tomi Ungerer Es war einmal If any of the above apply, Just Married mein Vater will help. Diogenes World rights are handled by Diogenes.

A Childhood Posters From Father to Son Film rights are available. Under the Nazis 128 pages, 18.5 ˜ 25 cm 114 pages, 18.5 ˜ 25 cm »An artistic genius. 144 pages, 18.5 ˜ 25 cm 1994 2003 One of the great illustrators of our age.« 1993 Tomi Ungerer’s books Ute Blaich/FAZ Magazin, Frankfurt have been published in 43 languages.

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tomi ungerer, born in Strasbourg (Alsace) in 1931, went to New York in the mid-1950s. There began his incredible career as an artist, illustrator and children’s book author. He has been awarded with numerous prizes, including the ›Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres‹ (1984) and the ›Commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur‹ (2017). He lives with his family in southwest Ireland and in Strasbourg, where the French state

dedicated a museum to him. Bally/KEYSTONE © Gaëtan Photo: »The master of all categories of humour.« LORIOT Der Spiegel, Hamburg

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Featuring many unpublished sketches. Millions of German-speaking tv viewers A valuable advice book for cheerful days at celebrate Christmas with the Hoppenstedts the office, in more than 100 sketches. On year a¡er year. Where else could they learn Cooking & Enjoying with Loriot All Year Round with Loriot Living a Beautiful Life The Joys of carefree communication with subordinates how to make the holidays truly cosy (for Edited by Edited by with Loriot Parenting with Loriot instance with the game Let’s Build a Nuclear Susanne von Bülow, Susanne von Bülow, Edited by Edited by and superiors, special kinds of customer Peter Geyer, OA Krimmel Peter Geyer, OA Krimmel Susanne von Bülow, Susanne von Bülow, Power Plant) and how to get rid of wrapping 128 pages, 2017 128 pages, 2017 Peter Geyer, OA Krimmel Peter Geyer, OA Krimmel contact, and calmly undermining one’s dear 128 pages, 2018 128 pages, 2018 colleagues. With tips and tricks for work- paper surreptitiously in the stairwell? When life balance – »enjoyable physical diversions Dicki recites thought-provoking poems and can make the debilitating office hours bet- Grandpa Hoppenstedt proclaims: »There was ween meals much less horrific.« more tinsel in the old days!« – that’s when they know it’s Christmas.

loriot i. e. Vicco von Bülow (1923–2011) grew up in Berlin and studied graphic design and painting at the State School of Art in Hamburg. World rights are handled by Diogenes. Loriot was one of the first Diogenes authors: his humorous writings and cartoons in Stern and Quick sparked the enthusiasm of publisher Loriot's books Daniel Keel and his books became Diogenes’ first bestsellers. have been published in 7 languages. He was the author, director and leading actor of Ödipussi and Pappa

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»The story of eleven-year-old Lars is a touches upon realities such as drug-dealing »Lukas Hartmann unfurls great raise the volume of literary translation, – Children’s book for ages 10 and above boost the presence of Swiss literature in foreign literary scenes and book markets, fast-paced read. After all, the ¥rst-person and child abuse.«

poetic force, full of sensitivity and 208 pages, August 2018 narrator is a boy with a penchant Irene Widmer/Bündner Tagblatt, Chur eloquent silence.« to: aims Helvetia Pro 2011, to 2009 For for exciting and action-packed tales.« Neue Zürcher Zeitung Christine Lötscher/Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich »Lukas Hartmann has given us World rights are handled by Diogenes. the gift of My Djinn.« Film rights are available. Tilman Spreckelsen/Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Lukas Hartmann’s books have been published in 15 languages.

lukas hartmann, born in Berne in 1944, studied German literature Application for assistance with and psychology. He used to be a teacher and journalist. He now lives translation costs possible. near Berne and writes books for both adults and children. His novels place him on the Swiss bestseller list time and again. Dierendonck van © Bernard Photo: MOVING WORDS Swiss Translation Programme 2009–2011 6.10.2008 15:25:46 Uhr »A brilliant author of children’s books. His books are timeless.« Tomi Ungerer Libération, Paris Emile

Tomi Ungerer DER MONDMANN Diogenes The beloved children’s book telling the moving

TOMI UNGERER · EMIL TOMI story of a helpful octopus, now in a beautiful revised edition. TOMI UNGERER · DERTOMI MONDMANN Das Biest

der hilfreiche Tinten sch des Monsieur Racine Diogenes The enchanting story of the courageous and DIOGENES friendly octopus Emile, who bravely helps The Three Robbers Crictor Moon Man Zeralda’s Ogre The Beast 40 pages, 20.7 ˜ 28.8 cm 32 pages, 22 ˜ 27.5 cm 40 pages, 22.8 ˜ 30.7 cm 36 pages, of Monsieur Racine himself and others, humans included. Tomi 1962 1963 1966 23 ˜ 30.3 cm 32 pages, 23 ˜ 30 cm Movie Adaptation Movie Adaptation 1970 1972 Ungerer’s charming illustrations not only accompany the story, but open up entirely Tomi Ungerer TOMI UNGERER Tomi Ungerer new worlds. DIE ABENTEUER DER FAMILIE MELLOPS Fünf Geschichten in einem Band DAS FLIEGENDE KÄNGURU Diogenes Emile has been DiogenesDiogenes published in 15 languages. Tomi Ungerer Otto Autobiographie eines Teddybären Rights currently sold: Diogenes DIOGENES DIOGENES Diogenes The Hat The Mellops Adelaide Tremolo Otto The Blue Cloud Catalan (Kalandraka) 32 pages, 22 ˜ 27.5 cm 176 pages, 48 pages, 21 ˜ 26.5 cm 32 pages, 22 ˜ 27.5 cm 36 pages, 40 pages, Chinese/CN (Beijing Poplar) der hilfreiche Tinten sch 1972 14.3 ˜ 21.3 cm 1959/1980 1998 20.8 ˜ 29 cm 22.7 ˜ 28.9 cm 1957/1978 1999 2000 Chinese/TW (Weber) French (Ecole des Loisirs) Tomi Ungerer Galician (Kalandraka) DIOGENES Japanese (Bunka)

Tomi Ungerer ∙ Der Nebelmann Ungerer Tomi Portuguese (Kalandraka) Revised edition Spanish/MX (Santillana) 48 pages, 20 ˜ 27 cm, November 2018 Spanish (Kalandraka) First published in 1980 Tomi Ungerer Neue Freunde Tomi Ungerer Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes

Making Friends Zloty Fog Man One, Two, Ask Me a Question Snail, World rights are handled by Diogenes. 40 pages, 36 pages, 21 ˜ 29.7 cm 48 pages, Where’s My Shoe? 36 pages, Where Are You? 21 ˜ 29.7 cm 2009 22.8 ˜ 30.7 cm 36 pages, 17.5 ˜ 21.5 cm 36 pages, Film rights are available. 2007 2012 17.5 ˜ 21.5 cm 1968/2013 17.5 ˜ 21.5 cm 1964/2013 1962/2014 Tomi Ungerer’s books have been published in 43 languages.

tomi ungerer, born in Strasbourg (Alsace) in 1931, went to New York in the mid-1950s. There began his incredible career as an artist, illustra- tor and children’s book author. He lives with his family in southwest Ireland and in Strasbourg, where the French state dedicated a museum to him. His children’s books have become modern classics. He received the ›Hans Christian Andersen Award‹ in 1998 and was promoted

›Commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur‹ in 2017. Bally/KEYSTONE © Gaëtan Photo: The Bear on the Motorbike Reiner Zimnik »A real favourite to read three, four times in a row.« Bill’s Balloon Ride Basler Nachrichten

Once upon a time, there was a big brown This is the story of Bill, who has lost interest circus bear, the only bear in Europe that could in all of his toys and has only one thing on his ride a motorbike around the circus ring thir- mind: Flying! For his birthday he comes up teen times without stopping. And the bear was with a plan: From all of his friends and rela- quite pleased with himself. Until one day a tives he asks for only one present – balloons. little boy called out, »That bear is so stupid, all As many and as large as can be. The follo- it can do is ride around in circles!« What do wing night he goes on a miraculous adventure you think happened next? The big brown with all the colourful balloons and his bed as circus bear runs away and rides alone through an airship. the streets on his motorbike, desperate to show people all the things he can do. »This is the work of a high-calibre artist.« Die Presse, Vienna »Reiner Zimnik is indisputably one of the greatest authors of children’s books.« »Brightly coloured and rich in detail.« Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich Doris Blum/Die Welt, Berlin

32 pages, 21 × 28 cm 32 pages, 23 × 31 cm, October 2018 1963 First published in 1972

World rights are handled by Diogenes. World rights are handled by Diogenes. Film rights are available. Film rights are available.

The Bear on the Motorbike Bill’s Balloon Ride has been published in 7 languages. has been published in 11 languages.

reiner zimnik, born in Bytom in 1930, grew up in Lower Bavaria, and has been drawing since he was four. A¡er an apprenticeship as a cabinet-maker and studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich he continues to live in the city as a poet, illustrator and painter. Reiner

Zimnik has been awarded a number of prizes. Verlag Diogenes Archives © Photo: Recently sold Recently sold

Tomi Ungerer Donna Leon Why Am I Not You? »The questions are childlike, The Temptation »Thought-provoking ·. . .¸ Amid the the answers are suitable for of Forgiveness procedural aspects of the case, vivid Rights sold: children. Neither is ever childish. descriptions of Venice, and inter- Catalan (Blackie Books) This cannot be done better.« Rights sold: ludes with Brunetti’s pesky superior, TOMI UNGERER Donna Leon Leon o‰ers intelligent re´ections on Chinese/CN (Shanghai Dook) Andreas Platthaus/ Heimliche Antworten auf philosophische Fragen von Kindern Versuchung Catalan (Grup 62) Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Commissario Brunettis the fallout that can harm both French (Ecole des Loisirs) siebenundzwanzigster Fall English/UK DIOGENES Roman· Diogenes innocent and guilty in the quest for Italian (Feltrinelli) (William Heinemann) justice.« Latvian (Janis Roze) English/USA (Grove/Atlantic) Publishers Weekly, New York Polish (Format) Bestseller French (Calmann-Lévy) Spanish (Blackie Books) Polish (Noir sur Blanc) Spanish (Seix Barral)

Klaus Cäsar Zehrer Friedrich Dürrenmatt The Genius ». . . so gripping that you do not The Judge and »The novel is an exploration of want to put it down even after His Hangman the notion of justice, as much as an Rights sold: the ¥rst page. [. . .] The author account of a particular crime.« weaves a magni¥cent Klaus Cäsar Hungarian (Könyvmolyképzö) Rights sold: Times Literary Supplement, London Zehrer novel of development.« Dürrenmatt Das Genie Serbian (Plato) DerRichter Albanian (K & B) Annette Bruhns/Spiegel Wissen, Hamburg und sein Henker Basque (Erein Argitaletxea) Roman· Diogenes »[Dürrenmatt] doesn’t waste Roman · Diogenes Chinese/CN words [and] his occasional literary (People’s Literature) ´ourishes gleam like silver in these Bestseller Czech/audio (Radioservis) dark woods.« Danish (Lindhardt & Ringhof) Village Voice Literary Supplement, New York Dutch (Athenaeum) English/UK (Pushkin) Bernhard Schlink English/USA Olga (University of Chicago) French (Albin Michel) Rights sold: Italian (Adelphi) Japanese (Dogakusha) Chinese/CN (Thinkingdom) Macedonian (Ili-Ili) Portuguese/BRA (L & PM) Bernhard Dutch (Cossee) Norwegian (Gyldendal Norsk) Schlink Romanian (Univers) Olga French (Gallimard) Romanian (Polirom) Roman· Diogenes Russian (Azbooka-Atticus) Greek (Kritiki) Russian (Azbooka-Atticus) Serbian (Svjetlost) Hungarian (21. Század) Serbian (Plato) Spanish (Tusquets) # 1 Bestseller Icelandic (Forlagid) Spanish (Anagrama) Spanish/AR (Fabril) Italian (Neri Pozza) Turkish (Dogan Egmont) Turkish (Dedalus) Korean (Sigongsa) Ukrainian (Hemiro) Ukrainian (Old Lion) Uzbek (Voris-nashriyot) Theatre TV Anniversaries Dürrenmatt, Friedrich Romulus the Great Out at Sea Anne Reinecke The Visit Mestska divadla prazska, Avi Golomb, Tel Aviv 40th Birthday 28.8.2018 De Roovers, Borgerhout Prague Emigrants DS Horni Pocernice, Prague Yangtze Repertory Theatre, Christian Schünemann Radu Stanca National Company Farres Brothers, New York 50th Birthday 29.11.2018 Theatre, Sibiu Patrick Süskind Das Parfum Odena Das Theater an der Die Geschichte eines Mörders Acte d’eux artis, Lévignac Effi ngerstrasse, Berne Tango Diogenes Leon de Winter Teatrul Maria Filotti 65th Birthday 26.2.2019 Théâtre de Truch’, The Pledge Gougenheim Braila Theater Basel Patrick Süskind Liepajas teatris Ltd., Liepaja Teatrul Szigligeti, Oradea Based on his novel Perfume Patrick Süskind Düsseldorfer Schauspiel- Teatr Dramatyczny M. St., Constantin Television, moovie 70th Birthday 26.3.2019 haus Warsaw Süskind, Patrick and zdf neo are producing a Mecklenburgisches Staats- Targu Mures National The Double Bass six-part crime tv and Netfl ix Friedrich Dürrenmatt theater, Schwerin Theatre National Theatre Ivan Vazov, series. Director: Philipp Kadel- (1921–1990) Sofi a 100th Birthday 5.1.2021 Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Highsmith, Patricia bach. Script: Eva Kranenburg. Csiky Gergely Színház, Stockholm The Talented Mr. Ripley Cast: Wotan Wilke Möhring, State Theatre Ankara Kaposvár Ken Duken, August Diehl. Patricia Highsmith Uppsala stadsteater Burgtheater Wien Release: Autumn 2018. (1921–1995) Städtische Bühnen Frank- Theater in der Josefstadt, Ungerer, Tomi 100th Birthday 19.1.2021 furt am Main Vienna The Three Robbers Anthony McCarten Ruhrfestspiele, Reckling- Compagnie Succursale 101, He has written the script Photos: McCarten, Anthony Anne Reinecke: Alberto Venzago / © Diogenes Verlag; Christian Schünemann: © Jens Schünemann; hausen France for the Netfl ix production Leon de Winter: © Marco Okhuizen / laif; Patrick Süskind: © Philipp Keel; Friedrich Dürrenmatt: funny girl © Edouard Rieben; Patricia Highsmith: © keystone / Picture-Alliance / Photoshot Maintes et une Fois, France The Pope. The Meteor Landestheater Schwaben, Puppentheater Magdeburg Director: Fernando Meirelles. Teatrul National Timisoara Memmingen Moon Man Cast: Anthony Hopkins und The Conformist Death of a Superhero Maintes et une Fois, France Jonathan Pryce. Scheduled Dasdas Theatre, Istanbul Mainfranken Theater, tjg. theater junge generation, release: November 2018. Würzburg The Physicists Dresden Theater Konstanz Les Arcs Côté Scène, Otto Les Arcs sur Argens Mrożek, Sławomir La Compagnie Le Petit Szigligeti Theatre, Szolnok Police Atelier, France Schauspielhaus Zürich Theater an der Ruhr

Patrick Tomi Ungerer Friedrich Süskind Patricia Anthony Anthony S¥awomir Der Dürrenmatt Highsmith Mro‡ek Der Besuch McCarten McCarten Kontrabaß Der talentierte funny girl Emigranten Otto der alten Dame Superhero und andere Stücke Tragische Komödie Mr. Ripley Autobiographie eines Teddybären

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Chris Kraus Tomi Ungerer Klaus Cäsar Zehrer Thomas Meyer Jörg Fauser Director: Minkie Spiro. The leading actor of Chris In December 2017, he was His debut novel The Genius He wrote the script for the The movie adaptation of his Script: Anthony McCarten. Kraus’ fi lm The Bloom promoted to the rank of was shortlisted for the movie adaptation of his novel autobiographical novel Raw Production: Black Forest of Yesterday, Lars Eidinger commander in the French ›Bayerische Buchpreis 2017‹. Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Material will begin shooting Films. received the ›Spotlight Legion of Honour by Pre- The prize is awarded by the Reise in die Arme einer in spring 2018. The movie adaptation Award in Acting‹ at the sident Emmanuel Macron. Bavarian Publisher and Schickse. Now the fi lming Director: Pepe Danquart. of his novel funny girl is 22nd Berlin & Beyond Film The Legion of Honour, which Booksellers Association and in Zurich and Tel Aviv is Script: Stefan Weigl. in preparation. Director: Festival. was established by Napoleon supported by the Bavarian fi nished and the release is Cast: Lars Eidinger. Sally El Hosseini. in 1802, is the highest French State Ministry of Economics scheduled for autumn 2018. Production: Bittersuess Diogenes order of merit. and the Media and is endowed Director: Michael Steiner. Pictures. He wrote the script for Is # 1 on the Spiegel 2017 with 10.000 Euros. Cast: Joel Basmann, Inge Darkest Hour and is also its For his oeuvre he received hardcover fi ction publisher Maux, Noémie Schmidt, Anthony McCarten co-producer. Gary Oldman the ›Honorary Prize‹ of the The German booksellers ranking. The following books Udo Samel. Production: The release of National plays Winston Churchill. ›Bayerische Buchpreis 2017‹ voted him among the ten most contributed to the all-year Turnus Film, dcm. Anthem, the movie adaptation Director: Joe Wright. by the Minister President popular authors of the year ranking: Martin Suter’s of his novel The English Production: Working Title of Bavaria. The award cere- 2017. Elephant (# 10), Donna Leon’s Lukas Hartmann Harem is scheduled for 2018. Films. mony was held in Munich Earthly Remains (# 29), The Swiss movie adaptation in November 2017. Ingrid Noll Benedict Wells’ The End of of his novel Dark Bliss by The international jury has Loneliness (# 37), Ingrid Noll’s director Stefan Haupt is now Doris Dörrie nominated her for the short- Tally-Ho (# 57) and scheduled for the German For her contributions to the list of the ›Prix du polar Klaus Cäsar Zehrer’s The theatres. Cast: Eleni Haupt, young German cinema, she is européen‹. Genius (# 85). Thomas U. Hostettler. awarded the honorary award Production: Triluna Film in by the movie festival ›Max Christoph Niemann Erich Hackl co-production with Fontana Ophüls Preis‹. Is awarded the honorary Was awarded the ›Prize of Film and srf/srg. award 2017 by the members Human Rights‹ by the Distribution: W-Film. of the German Art Directors province of Upper Austria Scheduled release: 16.8.2018. Club. in December 2017. The prize comes with an honorarium Friedrich Dürrenmatt of 4.000 Euros. The movie rights of his novel Justiz have been optioned. Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse. Photo: © www.aliochamerker.com

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