Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Crazy Diamond by David Chotjewitz David Chotjewitz. David Chotjewitz (born May 14, 1964 in ) is a German writer and theater director . contents. childhood and education. David Chotjewitz is the second son of the writer Peter O. Chotjewitz and the publicist Renate Chotjewitz-Häfner . In 1967 the family moved to , where Chotjewitz grew up until 1973. He attended the Italian elementary school and later the German school in Rome . In 1973 he moved with his parents and brother to the small north Hessian village of Kruspis. Until 1981 he attended school in Bad Hersfeld . In 1982 Chotjewitz began training as a publishing bookseller, initially at the Weismann Verlag in , and from the spring of 1984 at Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek. Writers and much more. In 1983 he married and their daughter Sarah was born. In the spring of 1984 his first literary book was published, the collection Frühhreif - texts from the plastic bag , in 1984 the first radio play , Patience Holfstätter or The First Kiss . In 1988 he began translating Norma Klein's novels for Alibaba Verlag in . In the nineties Chotjewitz worked for independent theater groups in and assisted there at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus and the Burgtheater. 1992-1994 he studied with the Javanese dance and performance teacher Suprapto Suryodarmo in Java . In the following years he worked with the Healing Theater in and the Julia Pascal Company in . His novel about , The Adventure of Thinking , was published in 1994 and received great attention and was reprinted several times, most recently by Carlsen Verlag in Hamburg . The youth novel Daniel Halber Mensch was also successful in the USA under the English title Daniel Half Human . In 1999 Chotjewitz staged his first own theater work with The One -Eyed Carp, based on a story by Kenzaburo Oe . In 2000 he founded the Theater: Playstation , with which he produced projects such as Blut on the Dancefloor in a techno disco and in cooperation with Kampnagel Hamburg Die, Popstar, Die . In 2008 he implemented the Authority for Favorite Songs project . Crazy Diamond. by David Chotjewitz , Doris Orgel (Translator) Browse related Subjects. "I don't wanna be famous I don't wanna be who you are I don't wanna be a trademark I don't wanna be a wannabe superstar I wanna be infamous, Incapable, unfaceable, untraceable. " That's Mira M. And this is the story of her unforgettable life -- as a kid alone in a junkyard tire swing, to her escape from Croatia at age nine in a Marshall amp road case in the rear of her uncle Lou's van. A musician, he hands her the key to her future: a guitar. When she's fourteen, Mira meets Melody, Rosa, and Jackson, . Read More. "I don't wanna be famous I don't wanna be who you are I don't wanna be a trademark I don't wanna be a wannabe superstar I wanna be infamous, Incapable, unfaceable, untraceable. " That's Mira M. And this is the story of her unforgettable life -- as a kid alone in a junkyard tire swing, to her escape from Croatia at age nine in a Marshall amp road case in the rear of her uncle Lou's van. A musician, he hands her the key to her future: a guitar. When she's fourteen, Mira meets Melody, Rosa, and Jackson, three teens who stow away from Ghana in a ship-ping container and end up -- to their surprise -- in Hamburg, Germany. What stories they have! And what a story the four of them, plus Kralle (a little older and wiser) and Zucka (the record producer's son), share on the way to the fame that all of them covet -- except Mira, even after the MTV Awards show in Barcelona. Her song lyrics tell her truth. But are they her lyrics? Her music? She swears so. But who listens, now that she's eighteen -- and dead? Read Less. All Copies ( 40 ) Hardcover ( 2 ) Choose Edition ( 1 ) Book Details Seller Sort. 2008, Atheneum Books. McMinnville, TN, USA. Edition: 2008, Atheneum Books Hardcover, Fine/Like New Available Copies: 4 Details: ISBN: 1416911766 ISBN-13: 9781416911760 Pages: 252 Publisher: Atheneum Books Published: 2008 Language: English Alibris ID: 15002774703 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: Fine. Book has light shelf wear. We ship daily. ► Contact This Seller. 2008, Atheneum Books. Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM. Edition: 2008, Atheneum Books Hardcover, Good Details: ISBN: 1416911766 ISBN-13: 9781416911760 Pages: 252 Publisher: Atheneum Books Published: 2008 Language: English Alibris ID: 13521939011 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. 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Edition: 2008, Atheneum Books Hardcover, Very Good Details: ISBN: 1416911766 ISBN-13: 9781416911760 Pages: 252 Publisher: Atheneum Books Published: 2008 Language: English Alibris ID: 16172176787 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65 Trackable Expedited: €7,30. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: Very good. Signs of little wear on the cover. ► Contact This Seller. 2008, Atheneum Books. Philadelphia, PA, USA. Edition: 2008, Atheneum Books Hardcover, Very Good Details: ISBN: 1416911766 ISBN-13: 9781416911760 Pages: 252 Publisher: Atheneum Books Published: 2008 Language: English Alibris ID: 16448178084 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65 Trackable Expedited: €7,30. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: Very good. ► Contact This Seller. 2008, Atheneum Books. Edition: 2008, Atheneum Books Hardcover, Very Good Details: ISBN: 1416911766 ISBN-13: 9781416911760 Pages: 252 Publisher: Atheneum Books Published: 2008 Language: English Alibris ID: 16171940073 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65 Trackable Expedited: €7,30. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: Very good. ► Contact This Seller. 2008, Atheneum Books. Southampton, PA, USA. Edition: 2008, Atheneum Books Hardcover, Very Good Details: ISBN: 1416911766 ISBN-13: 9781416911760 Pages: 252 Publisher: Atheneum Books Published: 2008 Language: English Alibris ID: 16447888171 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65 Trackable Expedited: €7,30. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: Very good. ► Contact This Seller. 2008, Atheneum Books. Philadelphia, PA, USA. Edition: 2008, Atheneum Books Hardcover, Very Good Details: ISBN: 1416911766 ISBN-13: 9781416911760 Pages: 252 Publisher: Atheneum Books Published: 2008 Language: English Alibris ID: 16412939324 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65 Trackable Expedited: €7,30. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Crazy Diamond — David Chotjewitz. That's Mira M. And this is the story of her unforgettable life -- as a kid alone in a junkyard tire swing, to her escape from Croatia at age nine in a Marshall amp road case in the rear of her uncle Lou's van. A musician, he hands her the key to her future: a guitar. When she's fourteen, Mira meets Melody, Rosa, and Jackson, three teens who stow away from Ghana in a ship-ping container and end up -- to their surprise -- in Hamburg, Germany. What stories they have! And what a story the four of them, plus Kralle (a little older and wiser) and Zucka (the record producer's son), share on the way to the fame that all of them covet -- except Mira, even after the MTV Awards show in Barcelona. Her song lyrics tell her truth. But are they her lyrics? Her music? She swears so. But who listens, now that she's eighteen -- and dead? ISBN 13: 9781416911760. Crazy Diamond (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover)) Chotjewitz, David. This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. "I don't wanna be famous I don't wanna be who you are I don't wanna be a trademark I don't wanna be a wannabe superstar. I wanna be infamous, Incapable, unfaceable, untraceable. " That's Mira M. And this is the story of her unforgettable life -- as a kid alone in a junkyard tire swing, to her escape from Croatia at age nine in a Marshall amp road case in the rear of her uncle Lou's van. A musician, he hands her the key to her future: a guitar. When she's fourteen, Mira meets Melody, Rosa, and Jackson, three teens who stow away from Ghana in a ship-ping container and end up -- to their surprise -- in Hamburg, Germany. What stories they have! And what a story the four of them, plus Kralle (a little older and wiser) and Zucka (the record producer's son), share on the way to the fame that all of them covet -- except Mira, even after the MTV Awards show in Barcelona. Her song lyrics tell her truth. But are they her lyrics? Her music? She swears so. But who listens, now that she's eighteen -- and dead? "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. David Chotjewitz is a teacher and playwright. He lives with his daughter in Hamburg, Germany, where, in 2000, this book was published to acclaim. Doris Orgel 's own novel of the Nazi period, The Devil in Vienne, is considered a classic. She has translated many books from German, including a recent volume of the Grimm fairy tales. She lives in New York City. About David Chotjewitz. Wow. Finding information in English about David Chotjewitz is very difficult. Here’s some information about him I gleaned from German online media translated by Google into English (it was the best I could do). Chotjewitz has quite a body of literature in Germany, though only two of his books have made it into the English-speaking world (Daniel Half- Human and Crazy Diamond). He is a well-known playwright, and many of his books are biographies of famous Germans, for example Einstein and . He recently (about 2 years ago) came out with a play called “Narcissus and the Revolution” that focuses on his childhood and his relationship with his father. His parents were very active in the political left during the 60’s, and David grew up in Rome, where he met many Communist leaders as a child. The play also explores how his parents let him be wild and left to his own devices while they partook of drugs, drinking, and extramarital affairs. His father was also a writer, and his mother, a journalist. The family moved back to Germany when David was 9, and when he was older he moved to Hamburg and worked in a bookshop and as an apprentice publisher. He was married in 1983 and has a daughter named Sarah. His first book was published in 1984. He is more of a playwright than a novelist, however, and he helped found a theater company in Hamburg called Theater Playstation, which works with youth on innovative theater projects.