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Roman · Diogenes Praise by the press: Bernhard Schlink »Olga is a beautiful, »Olga is captivating. polyphonic novel about Bernhard Schlink tells Olga highly unequal lovers.« the story in lucid, de Volkskrant, Amsterdam serene language.« # 1 on the Spiegel Bestseller List Kester Schlenz / stern, Hamburg 15 weeks in the Top Ten of the Spiegel Bestseller List

B E R N H A R D A felolvasó írójától SCHLINK Olga Dutch edition by Cossee Rights sold: 2018 Chinese/CN (Thinkingdom) »Schlink was and is an author for Olga »The sentences are typical Croatian (Vorto Palabra/Znanje) readers who love intelligently „Olga nemcsak az elbeszélő szívéhez férkőzik közel, hanem minden olvasóéhoz is.” Süddeutsche Zeitung Schlink: succinct, Czech (Euromedia) told stories. And they won’t be unadorned, emotional.« Dutch (Cossee) disappointed by Olga.« Hungarian edition by 21. Század Andreas Platthaus / Frankfurter English/UK (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) Martin Ebel / Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich Allgemeine Zeitung 2018 French (Gallimard) French edition by Gallimard Greek (Kritiki) 2019 Hungarian (21. Század Kiadó) »[Schlink] takes up motifs from his most »An insightful novel Icelandic (Forlagid) about love, friendship, famous work The Reader (1995). Olga, »Schlink is a brilliant Italian (Neri Pozza) and almost a century who §ghts to be allowed to continue her stylist; this bittersweet love Japanese (Shinchosha) of German history.« education, seems like an alternative draft aªair is deeply moving.« Korean (Sigongsa) of the illiterate Hannah, whose lacking Franziska Trost / Kronen Macedonian (Ili-Ili) Zeitung, Vienna Volker Albers / abilities led to her becoming a concen- Hamburger Abendblatt Norwegian (Gyldendal Norsk) tration camp guard during the Nazi era.« Polish (Rebis) Nina May / Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung Portuguese (Asa) Bernhard Schlink Romanian (Polirom) Olga # 1 Bestseller Russian (Azbooka-Atticus) Awards: Roman· Diogenes Serbian (Plato) Spanish/world (Anagrama) › Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class‹ of the Federal Turkish (Dogan Egmont) Republic of Germany for The Reader, 2003 Novel 320 pages, 2018 Ukrainian (Hemiro) ›German-British Forum Award‹ for his oeuvre, 2002 ›Chevalier of the Legion of Honour‹ (France), 2001 World rights are handled Italian edition by Neri Pozza › Cultural Prize‹ of the Japanese newspaper 2018 by Diogenes. Russian edition Mainichi Shimbun for The Reader, 2000 Film rights are available. by Azbooka-Atticus 2019 ›Grinzane Cavour Prize‹ (Italy) for The Reader, 1997 ›Prix Laure Bataillon‹ (France) for The Reader, 1997 »With Olga, Bernhard Schlink »Olga is more the collective broaches topics, about which drama of a century than a personal little has been written, such as destiny; the story this novel German colonialism, and the tells is that of history itself – fate of German-speaking refugees narrated by the great historical from Eastern Europe.« confusions.« Bernhard Schlink's books have been published in 55 languages. De Standaard, Antwerp Britta Heidemann / WAZ, Essen An extract from Daniela Krien’s new novel Love in Case of Emergency: Daniela Krien

A er she and Ludger separated, Ludger was standing not far from Love in Case of Emergency she o en asked herself when the the door as they entered the store. end had begun. When had things Paula spotted him immediately. got out of control? Later, he said he’d seen her out of Johanna’s death had been a key the corner of his eye as well, and Daniela Krien’s debut Someday We'll Tell Each breaking point. But as time went had kept her in sight. Paula was Other Everything has been translated into 15 languages, and is being made into a §lm by by, she dated the beginning of wearing a moss-green strapless director Emily Atef. the marriage’s failure back to dress and a sun hat, with red curls other, earlier incidents, further tumbling out from under it. The new book by the award-winning (›Nicolas Born Debut Prize‹) outstanding writer is a and further back until there was Outside, the sun burned down, touching and moving novel about §ve women, no further back any more. the smell of exhaust fumes and §ve lives, §ve fates. It had all begun with a party. linden blossom pervaded the Paula and Judith had come over streets, and every gust of wind Their names are Paula, Judith, Brida, Malika, by chance, when the organic food blew that stifl ingly sweet fra- and Jorinde. They know each other because store opened up in their part of grance into the shop. Ludger was fate or kinship holds them together. They town. They had been by the lake, wearing a linen shirt. His hair are as di“erent as they could be and yet their sunbathed naked, rubbed sun was blond, his eyes blue. search for happiness unites them. But happi- cream onto each other’s backs, He wasn’t the conquering type. ness is fleeting, turns sour and becomes pain, Daniela Krien eaten ice cream and drawn looks. They le the party together which the five women stand up against with all their might. Die Liebe Happy with themselves and their shortly a er that. They pushed im Ernstfall e ect on others, they had then their bikes side by side, chatting. Praise for Daniela Krien’s debut cycled past the deer park through Ludger kept looking over at her Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything: Roman· Diogenes the riverside forest back into but he couldn’t hold her gaze. »What a debut novel! A love story of town, which was still encased in He stopped walking every time incredible intensity, which also happens sticky heat. he spoke more than a few words. to tell the tale of the end of the GDR.« Novel They saw the balloons from far Like Paula, he sought out the Brigitte, Hamburg 288 pages, March 2019 o , the planters full of fl owers and shady paths. On the bank of the the crowd of people outside the river, he casually stroked her arm. »A wonderful novel; shop. They felt like a cold drink, On a park bench in the evening a magni§cent love story.« Le Monde, Paris World rights are handled by Diogenes. so they stopped o . light, she kissed him. Film rights are available.

Daniela Krien’s books have been published in 16 languages. daniela krien, born in Neu-Kaliß, East Germany, in 1975, studied communication, media, and cultural studies in Leipzig. She has been a freelance writer since 2010, her debut Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything has been translated into 15 languages; in 2014 her short story collection Muldental has been published. She was awarded with the ›Nicolaus Born Debut Prize‹. Daniela Krien lives in Leipzig with her

two daughters. Verlag © Diogenes / Maurice Haas Photo: »A powerful and intelligent narrator.« Charles Lewinsky Alexander Kissler / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The Stutterer

»Lewinsky has a deft feel for drama; »Charles Lewinsky is probably The latest novel by the acclaimed author of you get the impression he has one of the hardest-working and the international bestselling novel Melnitz is a §eld day setting the readers on one track undisputedly one of the most a book about the power of language, both and then drawing them onto another.« successful and diverse Swiss writers.« philosophical and playful. Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich Martin Ebel / Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich Being a stutterer, Johannes Hosea Stärckle »Charles Lewinsky is a literary jack of »With just a few strokes of his pen trusts entirely in the power of the written all trades. Wilding a sharp pen and the writer sketches characters full of life with a keen eye he moves between in many diªerent shades; he writes word and uses it ruthlessly, in self-defence diªerent genres in a virtuoso manner. wonderful dialogues; he possesses a and for his career. A fraud case – he calls it a He has dedicated his life to words great sense of narrative rhythm; he uses writerly carelessness – puts him in prison. and today is one of the most read Swiss situational comedy and even in Using letters, avowals and invented stories, authors.« sentimental situations he never turns he tries to win over the people who have a say Kurt Aeschbacher / SRF 1, Zurich the emotional screw too tight.« over his life behind bars: the prison chaplain, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung the drugs boss, his publisher. Charles »Rare linguistic splendour and Nominated for: Awards: striking narrative virtuosity.« Lewinsky ›Swiss Book Award‹ for Andersen, 2016 › Anerkennungsgabe‹ by the city of Zurich Andreas Isenschmid/NZZ am Sonntag Der Stotterer ›German Book Award‹ for Kastelau, 2014 for Gerron, 2011 Roman· Diogenes › Protestant Book Award‹, ›Prix Lipp Suisse‹ for Melnitz, 2009 Germany for Gerron, 2012 › Prix du meilleur livre étranger‹ (France) ›Swiss Book Award‹ for Gerron, 2011 for Melnitz, 2008 ›Best German Novel‹ (China) for Melnitz, 2006 Novel › Werkbeitrag‹ by the canton of Zurich for 416 pages, April 2019 Melnitz, 2006 › Schiller Award‹ by the Zürcher Kantonalbank for St John's Day, 2001 World rights are handled by Diogenes. Film rights are available.

Charles Lewinsky’s books charles lewinsky, born in Zurich in 1946, studied German literature have been published in 14 languages. and theatre studies, and worked as a dramaturg and director at various theatres, before moving on to writing shows and series for television. He has been a freelance writer since 1980, gaining international fame with his novel Melnitz. He has won numerous awards, including the French ›Prix du meilleur livre étranger‹ and the ›Prize of the Schiller Foundation‹. His work has been published in 14 languages. Charles Lewinsky spends his

summers in Vereux (France) and his winters in Zurich. Vonk © Derek Photo: »Joey Goebel is a quirky, fresh, Joey Goebel and relevant voice for our time.« I Know It’s Going to Happen Library Journal, USA for You Someday

By the author of Torture the Artist: 65’000 copies sold of the German edition.

Ten stories about striving for happiness and

Joey Goebel Joey Goebel trying to §nd a narrow path out of loneliness. Vincent Joey Goebel Ich gegen Heartland Joey Goebel Osborne Freaks An entire cosmos in a tiny world – atmospheric, Roman · Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes laconic, captivating, and featuring numerous headstrong characters you’ll want to get to Torture the Artist The Anomalies Commonwealth I Against Novel, 2005 Novel, 2006 Novel, 2009 Osbourne know better (but not live next door to). Novel, 2013

A young man awaits his love with two drinks, Praise for Torture the Artist: Praise for The Anomalies: and she’s right on time – on tv. A 12-year-old girl doesn’t want to grow up too fast. And a »Wickedly ingenious [. . .] Goebel’s »This crazy comedy [. . .] is a means 40-something compulsive hoarder is brought ebulliently funny writing sparkles oª to denunciate our mass culture.« back to life by a woman who seems even sadder the page.« Le Monde, Paris than himself. Joey Goebel Caroline Leavitt / Boston Globe »Brutally insightful, ferociously funny – Ten interlinked stories about survival. About Irgendwann »Torture the Artist is an acid-tongued yet somehow strangely touching.« the pursuit of happiness, against all odds, in wird es gut denunciation of the cultural industry, Tom Robbins (American author) small-town Kentucky. in best pop-tradition, pretty vanguard.« Ten ordinary yet unique people – lonely men, Diogenes L’Express, Paris women, teenagers – whose lives haven’t turned Praise for I Against Osbourne: out the way they imagined them. Who never- »Torture the Artist is as full of theless struggle for their own small slice of hap- surprises as a brand new vintage, and »I think it is great, the way Joey Goebel Novel Joey Goebel is the wunderkind of sees through pseudo-nonchalance piness and who can’t wait to escape their back- 304 pages, March 2019 contemporary American §ction.« and coolness without ever water town. They may get themselves bloody Ed McClanahan (American novelist) being schoolmasterly about it.« noses, but they don’t give up. Because they Nina Anika Klotz / Petra, Hamburg know it’s going to happen for them someday. World rights are handled by Diogenes. Frighteningly brutal, hilarious and moving Film rights are available. to tears, I Know It’s Going to Happen for You Someday is the return of one of the most Joey Goebel’s books talented writers of our times. have been published in 15 languages.

»There is hope as long as joey goebel was born in Henderson, Kentucky in 1980, where he we have young writers like Joey Goebel.« lives today and teaches English. His novels Torture the Artist, The Elmar Krekeler / Die Welt, Berlin Anomalies, and Commonwealth have been translated into 14 languages.

His most recent novel I Against Osbourne was published in 2013. Verlag Diogenes / Mosimann © Regine Photo: »A virtuoso of the historical novel.« Lukas Hartmann Charles Linsmayer/NZZ am Sonntag, Zurich The Singer

The latest novel by the Swiss #1 bestselling author Lukas Hartmann.

From global star to refugee – the incredible

Lukas Lukas Lukas story of Joseph Schmidt, one of the most Hartmann Lukas Lukas Pestalozzis Hartmann Hartmann Die Seuche Hartmann Finsteres Hartmann Berg Bis ans Ende Räuberleben beautiful voices of the 20th century. der Meere Bestseller Glück Bestseller Bestseller Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman · Diogenes His voice filled concert halls, beguiled women, Pestalozzi’s The Plague To the End Dark Bliss A Robber’s Life Mountain Novel, 2009 of the Sea Novel, 2010 Novel, 2012 captured an audience of millions in Germany, Novel, 2009 Novel, 2009 Europe, and America, where they called him »the small man with the great voice«. Joseph Schmidt, the son of orthodox Jews from Czernowitz, Ukraine, made a incredible success of himself. What a journey from an Lukas Lukas Lukas Lukas unknown Eastern European Shtetl to the Hartmann Hartmann Lukas Hartmann Ein passender Hartmann Der Konvoi Abschied Hartmann Ein Bild von Sansibar Auf Mieter famous Carnegie Hall! In 1942, however, fame Bestseller beiden SeitenBestseller Bestseller von Lydia # 1 Bestseller Lukas Roman· Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes and talent are worth nothing. Hartmann On the run from the Nazis, the famous tenor The Convoy Goodbye On Both Sides A Suitable Tenant A Picture of Lydia Novel, 2013 to Zanzibar Novel, 2015 Novel, 2016 Novel, 2018 becomes ill and is just one of thousands of Der Sänger Novel, 2013 exhausted refugees stuck at the Swiss border. Roman· Diogenes Will he make it to the other side, to safety? Praise for A Picture of Lydia: »In his approach, Lukas Hartmann makes »Hartmann [. . .] presents two fascinating »Lukas Hartmann knows how to make the skilled use of literature’s advantage, women, Lydia and Luise – one touches us world of the Belle Époque come alive. Novel making historical facts come to life again 272 pages, May 2019 through her suªering, the other through her [. . .] An oftentimes oppressive read – with and combining them with emotions.« pure heart.« hopeful undertones. Touchingly told.« Alexander Sury / Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich Psychologie bringt dich weiter, Hamburg Stephan Moser/Freiburger Nachrichten World rights are handled by Diogenes. Film rights are available.

Lukas Hartmann’s books lukas hartmann, born in Berne in 1944, studied German literature have been published in 15 languages. and psychology. He used to be a teacher and journalist. He now lives near Berne and writes books for both adults and children (most recently the children’s novel The Magic Braces). His novels, including his latest, A Picture of Lydia, place him on the Swiss bestseller list again and again. In 2010 he was awarded the ›Sir Walter Scott Literature Prize‹ for To the End of the Sea and in 2018 the ›Literature Prize of the Canton of Berne‹

for A Picture of Lydia. Dierendonck van © Bernard Photo: »Ingrid Noll is one of the best German story-tellers.« Ingrid Noll Angela Gatterburg/Der Spiegel, Hamburg Good as Gold

A lovingly concerned, ironic, and dark crime Ingrid Noll Ingrid Noll Kalt ist Ingrid Noll Die Häupter Ingrid Noll Ingrid Noll tragedy on the question of why some treasures Der Hahn meiner Die derAbend- Röslein ist tot Bestseller Lieben Bestseller ApothekerinBestseller hauch Bestseller rot Bestseller are better left undiscovered, and why not Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman· Diogenes every end justi§es the means. Hell Hath Head Count The Pharmacist Cold is the Red Rose No Fury Novel, 1993 Novel, 1994 Evening's Breeze Novel, 1998 Novel, 1991 Novel, 1996 »Many of our fellow students look like bankers, neat and tidy, boring, and conventional. Not a trace of opposition, all working hard, and striving for good degrees and lucrative jobs.«

Ingrid Noll Rabenbrüder Ingrid Noll Ladylike Ingrid Noll Five young people want to show our throw- Ingrid Noll Ingrid Noll Kuckucks- Selige Falsche kind Witwen Zungen away society how to do better: Aunt Emma’s Bestseller Bestseller Bestseller Bestseller Bestseller

Roman· Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes old farmhouse won’t be demolished, but turned into an alternative student house. Blissfully Rabenbrüder False Tongues Ladylike Cuckoo’s Child Ingrid Noll Widowed Novel, 2003 Stories, 2004 Novel, 2006 Novel, 2008 Except for one thing – the necessary renova- Novel, 2001 tions cost money. Then a sack of valuable gold Goldschatz coins turns up at Emma’s junk shop. But the treasure doesn’t spell the end of their problems. Instead, it leads them into more trouble, introducing them to the less attractive Roman· Diogenes

Ingrid Noll impulses of the human heart. Ehrenwort Ingrid Noll Der Ingrid Noll Ingrid Noll Ingrid Noll Mittagstisch Halali Hab und Gier Bestseller Über Bord Bestseller Bestseller Bestseller Bestseller

Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman· Diogenes »Ingrid Noll writes books that lie in a deceptive no-man’s-land between the Novel 368 pages, March 2019 Word of Honour Overboard Till Greed Lunchtime Tally-Ho crime thriller and the family drama, Novel, 2010 Novel, 2012 Do Us Part Novel, 2015 Novel, 2017 Novel, 2014 between women’s literature and cosy horror.« All titles on Spiegel Bestseller list Joachim Kronsbein/ Der Spiegel, Hamburg World rights are handled by Diogenes. Film rights are available.

Ingrid Noll’s books have been published in 27 languages.

ingrid noll, born in Shanghai in 1935, studied German philology and art history in Bonn. She has three children and four grandchildren. A²er her children le² home, she began writing crime stories, which all became instant bestsellers. In 1994 she received the ›Glauser Prize‹ for Head Count, and in 2005 the ›Glauser Prize of Honour‹ for her

oeuvre. Verlag © Diogenes / Barth Renate Photo: »Hansjörg Schneider is a talented and conscientious storyteller.« Hansjörg Schneider Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung In the Café and on the Street

Timelessly poetic stories from the author

Hansjörg Hansjörg Hansjörg Hansjörg of the Hunkeler novels. Hansjörg Schneider Schneider Schneider Schneider Schneider Flattermann Das Paar Tod Hunkeler Silberkiesel Hunkelers zweiter Fall im Kahn einerÄrztin macht Sachen Hunkelers erster Fall Hunkelers dritter Fall Hunkelers vierter Fall Der fünfte Fall Featuring an afterword by Beatrice von Matt.

Roman· Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes These short prose texts take us on walks with Silver Pebbles The Fluttering The Couple Death of a Doctor Hunkeler Novel, 1993 Man on the Barge Novel, 2001 Messes around the flaneur Hansjörg Schneider, passing Novel, 1995 Novel, 1999 Novel, 2004 through cities and landscapes, enjoying the sight of a girl reading, of Bedouins or a London gentleman. The author uses sparing brushstrokes to portray places, situations, and people we almost think we know, as Hansjörg Hansjörg Hansjörg Hansjörg Schneider Schneider Schneider Schneider Hunkeler Hunkeler Hunkeler und Hunkelers though we ran across them every day without und der Fall und die die Augen Geheimnis Livius goldene Hand des Ödipus Der neunte Fall ever seeing them in such a“ectionate clarity. Der sechste Fall Der siebte Fall Bestseller

Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes »These stories are a must Hunkeler and Hunkeler and Hunkeler and Hunkeler's Secret Hansjörg the Livius Case the ›Golden Hand‹ the Eyes of Oedipus Novel, 2015 for those wanting to learn the art of Schneider Novel, 2007 Novel, 2008 Novel, 2010 simple writing.« Beatrice von Matt in her afterword Im Café und auf der Straße »Hansjörg Schneider is very addictive! Diogenes De§nitely one of the greatest German Hansjörg Schneider Hansjörg speaking authors.« Nachtbuch Schneider Hansjörg Hansjörg für Astrid Nilpferde Schneider Schneider Hansjörg Von der Liebe, vom Sterben, unter Jochen Schmoldt / Plärrer, Nürnberg vom Tod und von der Trauer Lieber Leo Schneider darüber, den geliebten Menschen dem Haus Das Wasser- verloren zu haben zeichen Kind der AareBestseller Diogenes Stories Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Diogenes 272 pages, June 2019

Night Book for Astrid Hippos under The Watermark Dear Leo Child of the Aare Diary, 2000 the House Novel, 2013 Novel, 2016 Novel, 2018 Diary, 2012 World rights are handled by Diogenes. Film rights are available.

Hansjörg Schneider’s books have been published in 7 languages. hansjörg schneider, born in Aarau, Switzerland, in 1938, finished his PhD in German literature before working as a teacher, journalist, and at the theatre. For a long time, he was one of the most performed play- wrights in the German language and his Hunkeler crime novels are regu- larly on the Swiss Bestseller list. Hansjörg Schneider has received numerous awards, among them the ›Friedrich Glauser Prize‹ in 2005.

He lives in Basel and in the Black Forest. Verlag Diogenes / © Bastian Schweitzer Photo: »One of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever.« Donna Leon Washington Post Unto Us a Son Is Given

The new case for the international bestseller lists is a delicate matter that calls for all of Brunetti’s tact and precision.

Donna Leon Venice: city of wealth – and of greed . . . Heimliche Gonzalo Rodríguez de Tejeda – originally Versuchung Bestseller Commissario Brunettis siebenundzwanzigster Fall from Spain – has made a fortune as an art Roman· Diogenes dealer. Now he is spending his sunset years in Venice. And then? Should his conservative The Temptation of Forgiveness family, who never approved of his permissive The 27th Case, 2018 lifestyle, inherit his treasures? Or who is his chosen heir? Commissario Brunetti’s father- # 2 Spiegel Bestseller list in-law has a strong sense of foreboding and # 11 New York Times Bestseller list asks the Commissario for help – plunging Brunetti into the depths of the human heart. Donna Leon Ein Sohn Rights sold: »The Venetian settings are enchanting ist uns gegeben »[. . .] thought-provoking [. . .] Amid the and Commissario Guido Brunetti’s Commissario Brunettis Catalan (Grup 62) procedural aspects of the case, vivid investigative methods are drolly amusing. achtundzwanzigster Fall Dutch (De Bezige Bij) descriptions of Venice, and interludes with But it’s the living, bleeding humanity of Roman· Diogenes English/ UK (William Heinemann) Brunetti’s pesky superior, Leon oªers the characters that makes Donna Leon’s English/ USA (Grove / Atlantic) intelligent re¹ections on the fallout that police procedurals so engaging.« Finish (Otava) can harm both innocent and guilty in Marilyn Stasio / The New York Times French (Calmann-Lévy) the quest for justice.« Commissario Brunetti’s 28th Case Polish (Noir sur Blanc) Publishers Weekly, New York Rights sold: 304 pages, June 2019 Portuguese (Relógio d’Agua) Spanish (Seix Barral) Catalan (Grup 62) English / UK (Heinemann) English / USA (Grove / Atlantic) Spanish (Seix Barral) World rights are handled by Diogenes.

Donna Leon’s books have been published in 35 languages.

donna leon, born in New Jersey in 1942, has lived outside the usa since 1965 and worked as a travel guide in Rome, as a copywriter in London, and also taught at American schools in Switzerland, Iran, China and Saudi Arabia. Commissario Brunetti made her books world-famous. She lived in Italy for decades and now divides her time between

Switzerland and Venice. Verlag Diogenes / Mosimann © Regine Photo: Petros Markaris’ international bestselling series from Greece Petros Markaris Diary of an Eternity

Petros Markaris Petros Hellas Petros Markaris Channel Markaris Der Groß- This insight into the making of the §lm Eternity Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos Petros Live! aktionär Markaris Ein Fall für Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos Nachtfalter Kostas Charitos and a Day (winner of the ›Palme d’Or‹ at the Ein Fall für Bestseller Kostas Charitos Roman · Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Cannes Film Festival, 1998) reveals a whole new side to the crime writer Petros Markaris. Deadline Zone Defence Live! The Major in Athens Novel, 2001 Novel, 2004 Shareholder Featuring photos from the §lm set. Novel, 2000 Novel, 2007

»I have no idea how to write a screenplay.« »Don’t worry,« Theo said, »I’ll show you.« From then on, we were inseparable.

Petros Petros Markaris Petros Petros Markaris Die Kinderfrau Markaris Markaris Abrechnung Ein Fall für Faule Kredite Zahltag Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos On the inspiring friendship between the Kostas Charitos Ein Fall für Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos Bestseller Kostas Charitos Bestseller Bestseller

Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman · Diogenes writer Petros Markaris and director Theo Angelopoulos. The Nanny Bad Credit Payday Reckoning Petros Novel, 2009 Novel, 2011 Novel, 2012 Novel, 2013 Petros Markaris is known for his fast-paced Markaris crime fiction, Theo Angelopoulos for his epic Tagebuch auteur films. Together, the two men wrote the einer Ewigkeit Petros screenplay for one of Europe’s most important Am Set mit Angelopoulos Markaris Petros Drei Grazien films, Eternity and a Day. The dialogue Markaris Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos Zurück Petros Diogenes auf Start Markaris between them shows the interplay of humour Ein Fall für Offshore Kostas Charitos Bestseller Ein Fall für Kostas Charitos Bestseller Bestseller Roman · Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman· Diogenes and the serious side in the creative process – and how literature and great cinema come Back to the Start O’ shore Three Graces Novel, 2015 Novel, 2017 Novel, 2018 about. On Set with Angelopoulos Story with Photographs Rights sold: The original was published in 1998 by Gavrielides, Athens Greek (Gavrielides) under the title To imerologio mias eoniotitas. Italian (La nave di Teseo) 256 pages, July 2019 Turkish (Istos)

petros markaris, born in Istanbul in 1937, was Theo Angelopoulos’ co-author for the films The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991), Ulysses’ World rights are handled by Diogenes Gaz Eternity and a Day The Dust of Time e (1995), (1998) and (2008). except Greek and Turkish. His Costas Haritos series is an international success and has won him Film rights are available. numerous awards, including the ›Pepe Carvalho Prize‹ and the ›Goethe Medal‹. Petros Markaris lives in Athens. Petros Markaris’ books theo angelopoulos (1935–2012) was born in Athens and was one have been published in 17 languages. of Europe’s highest-profile auteur filmmakers. His oeuvre includes some

twenty feature films. Theo Angelopoulos died in Piraeus. Verlag) Diogenes / Mosimann © Regine Photo: »An important book!« Erich Hackl Kronen Zeitung, Vienna More Happiness in Life

# 1 on the Austrian bestseller list 65th Birthday on 26 May 2019.

›Best Book‹ A book on friendship to people and loyalty to August and September 2018 a utopia, on feeling at home and feeling out by Austrian public radio ORF of place. Erich Hackl Am Seil Eine Heldengeschichte Featured in New Books in German More Happiness in Life contains Erich Hackl’s # 1 Bestseller appreciations of people important to him. He

Diogenes writes about who they were and what they stood for. On the meaning and significance of

Roped Together friendship, resistance, and Heimat. However, Novel, 2018 it also includes biting and funny writings. Disobedient thank-you speeches. Essays about writers he admires, and about the difficulties »Roped Together reads like an »A great book that erects a monument of writing. His work from the past 25 years exciting case record based on to Reinhold Duschka, who was Erich Hackl follows a common thread and, against all odds, circumstantial evidence to investigate a modest man all of his life. Required Im Leben a case of moral courage.« reading at school!« doesn’t let it go. mehr Glück Martin Doerry / Der Spiegel, Hamburg Andreas Wallentin / WDR 5, Cologne Reden und Schriften »One of Austria’s virtuoso masters of language [. . .] who has done more »Even if Roped Together recounts »The past comes to life in a language of Diogenes the most terrible things, the book the most beautiful simplicity that is imme- to correct our image of history than possesses a hopeful radiance.« diately touching.« a dozen historians put together.« Thomas Rothschild / Die Presse, Vienna ORF TV, Vienna Hartmut Wilmes / Kölnische Rundschau Speeches and Writing »With Roped Together, Erich Hackl »The tone is restrained, »The name Erich Hackl has become 432 pages, May 2019 has produced an insistent lesson the story vast and stirring.« a trademark for wonderfully sensitive on empathy.« Martina Sulner / real-life stories unique in Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung contemporary German literature.« Katja Gasser / ORF 1, Vienna Tobias Becker/KulturSpiegel, Hamburg World rights are handled by Diogenes except Spanish rights. Film rights are available. erich hackl, born in Steyr, Austria in 1954, studied German and Spanish and worked as a teacher and editor for a number of years. Madrid Erich Hackl’s books and Vienna, where he works as a writer and translator, have been home have been published in 25 languages. 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, including 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: »To this day, Fauser has remained a subcultural hero . . . « Jörg Fauser Peter Henning / Die Zeit, Hamburg Raw Material Elements

The start of the new Fauser edition.

A new compilation of Fauser's early prose and poems – direct, brutal, and §erce. Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser Die Tournee Alles wird gut Mann und Roman aus dem Nachlaß Gesammelte Erzählungen Maus Re¹ections on the unchecked urges and Der und Prosa I Schneemann Gesammelte Erzählungen und Prosa II diverse hungers of an entire generation.

Roman· Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes With an afterword by Jürgen Ploog. The Snowman The Tour All Will Be Well Man and Mouse Novel, 1981 Posthumous novel, Collected Short Collected Short Movie Adaptation 2007 Stories and Prose I, Stories and Prose II, »Writers who have never written a word, 1979 1982 smugglers who’ve never had any- thing to smuggle, agents with no expense accounts and no future.«

Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser Even in Fauser’s early poems and experimental Trotzki, Goethe Jörg Fauser Marlon und das Glück Der Strand Brando Gesammelte Gedichte der Städte Der versilberte Rebell und Songtexte Eine Biographie prose, there is no trace of inauthenticity and Jörg Blues für Blondinen Diogenes Essays · Diogenes Diogenes invention. Someone is living exactly what he Fauser writes, what he yells or whispers in the form Trotsky, Goethe The Beach Marlon Brando. of words. There is a sense of Fauser’s first Rohstoff and Happiness in the Cities – The Silver-Plated Elements Collected Poems Blues for Blondes Rebel heroes Kerouac and Burroughs, who may well and Lyrics, 1979 Essays, 1978 Biography, 1978 have lured him to Tophane, to addiction, and Diogenes to writing. In these texts, ranging from Beat to cut-up, »There are moments of »When has an author, before Fauser gives his all. This is the collection to sardonic humour as he plumbs or after, ever taken such a Early Prose and Poems rediscover him with. 192 pages, June 2019 the depths of human desperation euphoric and existential position and degradation.« as a writer?« »At §rst, I didn’t want to become The Sunday Telegraph, London Volker Weidermann / a professional writer, I just wanted to write. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung I imagined a normal existence while World rights are handled by Diogenes. producing a few eternal things on the side.« Film rights are available. Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser’s books »Furry, dazed, drunk prose. have been published in 9 languages. jörg fauser (1944–1987) was born near Frankfurt am Main. A²er Wet. Brash. Omnipotent. Paranoid. dropping out of university, he spent some years living in Istanbul Lubricated. Sexy. Majestic.« and London, making a living in office jobs, as an airport worker and Helmut Krausser (German author) night watchman, among other things. In 1974, he switched to writing. His novels, poems, newspaper articles and short stories occupy an exceptional position in German literature. Jörg Fauser died in 1987, in

an accident on a motorway near Munich on the night a²er his birthday. Gabriele Fauser Archiv © Photo: Jörg Fauser Jörg Fauser Raw Material The Snake Mouth

Marking what would have been his 75th birth- Now in a new edition, with a foreword by day on 16 July 2019, Jörg Fauser’s autobio- Friedrich Ani. graphical masterpiece. Now in a new edition, Grubby backyard clubs, dark gambling dens, and with a foreword by Michael Köhlmeier, and in their midst politicians and wheeler- and an afterword by Matthias Penzel. dealers.

»That summer, drugs were Dangerous and wanton. cheaper than books, unless you wrote them yourself.« »Search expert for unusual cases« is what Heinz Harder calls himself in his small ad. Harry Gelb’s raw materials are opium on an In real life an unemployed, burnt-out glossy- Istanbul roo²op and lsd in a Berlin commune, magazine hack, his first client is rich and heroin in a Göttingen garret and countless beautiful and looking for her disappeared beers in the pubs of Frankfurt. Above all, daughter. For the »journalist, detective however, his raw material is writing itself. Jörg and knight in shining armour«, things get Jörg Fast-paced, brutally honest and funny, Fauser’s Fauser increasingly dangerous in the Berlin of Fauser alter ego tells us of a dangerous and endan- fly-by-night businessmen, illegal clubs and gered youth and a man who never forgets – Rohstoff dubious political and financial dealings Das either as a night watchman or as an airport where the trail leads him. Schlngenmaul worker – what he wants to be: a writer. Romn · Diogenes Romn · Diogenes »I think Fauser is a genius!« »One of the best German novels Lars Eidinger (German actor) ever written.« Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre (German author) Novel »Full of integrity, believable and always Novel 352 pages at the top of his game, Jörg Fauser 352 pages ˜ rst published in 1984 ˜ rst published in 1985 »It is great that Diogenes is tackling remained true to two artistic principles: this project. I always knew that Fauser ›Every well-told story is a thriller‹ and would remain.« ›Good entertainment is about taking a Michael Köhlmeier (German author) certain stance‹.« World rights are handled by Diogenes. World rights are handled by Diogenes. D.B. Blettenberg (German author) Film rights are available. Rights sold: Jörg Fauser’s books »Fauser had a head start on Catalan (LaBreu) have been published in 9 languages. most German thriller writers: Jörg Fauser’s books Dutch (Leesmagazijn) have been published in 9 languages. English / world (Serpent’s Tail) He knew our political reality and French (Léo Scheer) he knew how to write.« Italian (L’Orma) Ulf Miehe / stern, Hamburg Turkish (Sel) »The plot has got everything it takes to make it a riveting novel. And it also has the Lukas Hartmann special note of being based on a true story.« Birgit Ruf / Nürnberger Nachrichten A Picture of Lydia

»The complex relationship between »In his approach, Lukas Hartmann A millionaire heiress and a genius painter: Lydia and Luise [. . .] creates a makes skilled use of literature’s a scandalous belle époque love aªair. fascinating dynamic which will appeal advantage, making historical facts Lukas Hartmann’s new novel about the fate to readers of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan come to life again and combining of a woman who breaks with the conventions novels. This beautifully-written novel them with emotions.« of her time. will also §nd an eager English-language Alexander Sury / Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich readership among the international Downton Abbey fan-base.« »Hartmann transfers the tensions She is intelligent, fascinated by art – and a²er New Books in German, London that Lydia Welti-Escher unleashed and the death of her father, the »railway king« to which she fell victim, entirely Alfred Escher, she is the richest woman in »This leads to a scandal with tragic into this woman’s restless, bewildered Switzerland. She is married to the son of a consequences for the lovers. soul, that wavers between various powerful politician. She is prepared to put all Once more, Lukas Hartmann possibilities and priorities. That lends that at risk out of her love for an artist. holds us in his spell with his mastery hersomething extremely modern.« Who is Lydia? No one knows her better than at storytelling.« Charles Linsmayer / NZZ am Sonntag, Zurich Luise, the maid who stays by her side through Lukas Regula Tanner / Schweizer Familie, Zurich all of life’s twists and turns. And yet Lydia »A story that tantalizes readers even Hartmann remains a mystery to her. »A true story about Lydia Welti-Escher and today.« Ein Bild # 1 Bestseller Karl Stauªer-Bern, told by their maid. With Jochen Kürten / Deutsche Welle, Berlin von Lydia fascinating insights into high society.« ›Literature Prize

Freundin, Munich of the Canton of Berne‹ Roman· Diogenes

17 weeks in the Top Ten of the Swiss Bestseller List, 6 of them at # 1 Novel 368 pages, 2018

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Lukas Hartmann’s books have been published in 15 languages. lukas hartmann, born in Berne in 1944, studied German literature and psychology. He used to be a teacher and journalist. He now lives English sample translation available. near Berne and writes books for both adults and children (most recently the children’s novel The Magic Braces). His novels place him on the Swiss bestseller list again and again. In 2010 he was awarded the ›Sir Walter Scott Literature Prize‹ for To the End of the Sea and in 2018 the

›Literature Prize of the Canton of Berne‹ for A Picture of Lydia. Dierendonck van © Bernard Photo: »This debut by Anne Reinecke is many things: eloquent, melancholic, humorous, deep.« Anne Reinecke Daniela Stohn / Brigitte, Hamburg Leinsee

Praise for Anne Reinecke’s debut Leinsee: A love story between deepest grief and greatest happiness.

»Leinsee is an ideal holiday novel »This is a wonderful book about love and Karl is not yet thirty but has already made a for on the road.« about love taking time. And about the name for himself as an artist in Berlin. He is Elke Heidenreich / WDR 4 Buchtipp, Cologne fortune of having the opportunity to give your life your own twist. About the possi- the son of August and Ada Stiegenhauer, the bility of having a second coming-of-age.« most glamorous couple of the German art »A feather-light artist’s novel that Ute Rodde / Aachener Zeitung scene. But there was no room for a child in his starts with death and develops into a parents’ symbiotic relationship, so he was sent tender, mother-of-pearl white cloud.« away to boarding school. Now his father has Manuela Haselberger / BücherMagazin, Kiel »Leinsee is a highly entertaining, almost fairy-tale like novel, that is committed suicide, and his mother has a brain well meaning towards readers.« tumour. In Karl’s cosmos everything begins »The author writes honestly and openly, Otto A. Böhmer / Wiener Zeitung to sway, and suddenly comes to a standstill. at the same time only implying Anne The only constant is a little girl, Tanja, who what is necessary. With its lightness Reinecke Leinsee is the perfect book »Leinsee is an experience, entices him back to life with her childlike for the §rst warm spring days.« intense and rich in reality.« carefreeness. And here begins a story as wild Leinsee Nicole Abraham / Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt Björn Hayer / Cicero, Berlin as a thunderstorm, as gentle as a breeze. Bestseller

»An impressive debut: Anne Reinecke »The snarky digs against the art scene »In her debut, Anne Reinecke pokes fun strikes the right tone with her novel: poetic Roman· Diogenes are wonderfully accomplished and at artists’ clichés and incidentally yet in no way kitschy.« give the novel an appealing atmosphere presents us with a magical love story.« Julia Meyer-Herm / Donna, Munich alongside the psychological depths the Birgit Eckes / Kölnische Rundschau characters possess.« Novel Jochen Kürten / Deutsche Welle, Bonn Leinsee was nominated for the 368 pages, 2018 ›LitCologne Debut Prize‹

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English sample translation available. ›Prose Writers’ Workshop Grant‹ from the Literary Colloquium Berlin for the Leinsee manuscript anne reinecke, born in 1978, studied art history and German literature and has worked for various theatre, film and exhibition projects and as a city guide. Leinsee is her first novel. The manuscript earned her a fellow- ship for the Prose Workshop at Berlin’s Literary Colloquium. She lives in

Berlin with her husband and son. Verlag © Diogenes / Venzago Alberto Foto: »An important book!« Erich Hackl Kronen Zeitung, Vienna Roped Together

# 1 on the Austrian bestseller list 65th Birthday on 26 May 2019.

›Best Book‹ Based on true events, this is a story of intelli- August and September 2018 gent resistance and civic courage in times of by Austrian public radio ORF inhumanity, then and now.

Featured in New Books in German Award-winning author Erich Hackl draws a vivid picture of Second World War Vienna – and of the fate of people leaving the city, to start new lives in Iran, Australia, China and »Roped Together reads like an »A great book that erects a monument other places. exciting case record based on to Reinhold Duschka, who was circumstantial evidence to investigate a modest man all of his life. Required How the taciturn Vienna cra²sman and pas- a case of moral courage.« reading at school!« sionate mountaineer Reinhold Duschka came Erich Hackl Martin Doerry / Der Spiegel, Hamburg Andreas Wallentin / WDR 5, Cologne to save two Jewish lives during the Nazi reign Am Seil Eine Heldengeschichte »Even if Roped Together recounts »The past comes to life in a language of of terror. How he managed to hide Regina the most terrible things, the book the most beautiful simplicity that is imme- Steinig and her daughter Lucia in his work- possesses a hopeful radiance.« diately touching.« shop over four years. How the three of them, # 1 Bestseller ORF TV, Vienna Hartmut Wilmes / Kölnische Rundschau tied by an invisible rope, survived thanks to good fortune and mutual trust. What happened »With Roped Together, Erich Hackl »The tone is restrained, a²erwards. This meticulously researched story Diogenes has produced an insistent lesson the story vast and stirring.« develops an incredible undertow, while a“ect- on empathy.« Martina Sulner / ing the reader deeply. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung Katja Gasser / ORF 1, Vienna

»One of Austria’s virtuoso masters Novel of language [. . .] who has done more 128 pages, 2018 to correct our image of history than a dozen historians put together.« Thomas Rothschild / Die Presse, Vienna World rights are handled by Diogenes, »The name Erich Hackl has become except Spanish rights. a trademark for wonderfully sensitive Film rights are available. erich hackl, born in Steyr, Austria in 1954, studied German and real-life stories unique in Spanish and worked as a teacher and editor for a number of years. Madrid contemporary German literature.« Erich Hackl’s books and Vienna, where he works as a writer and translator, have been home have been published in 25 languages. to him for a long time now. His stories are based on authentic cases. Tobias Becker/KulturSpiegel, Hamburg Aurora’s Motive and Farewell Sidonia are on school reading lists. Erich Hackl has received numerous awards, including 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: »Patrick Süskind is a master of the deceptively simple tale.« Süskind/Sempé Alison Roberts/The Times, London A Battle

Helmut Dietl Patrick Süskind A classical short novella.

Patrick Taken from the previously published story Süskind Der Patrick collection Three Stories and a Re‡ection, now Kontrabaß Patrick Süskind Patrick Süskind Süskind Jean-Jacques Sempé Das Parfum Die oder die mörderische Frage, Die Geschichte eines MördersBestseller Die Geschichte wer mit wem schlief Taube von Herrn Sommer in a new edition with wonderful illustrations Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes by Jean-Jacques Sempé.

The Double Bass Perfume The Pigeon The Story Rossini – Or the Deadly Play, 1984 Novel, 1985 Novella, 1987 of Mr Sommer Question of Who Slept Movie Adaptation Novel, 1991 With Whom Two men are seated across a chess board in Film script, 1997 Movie Adaptation the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. One is an ingenious upstart, the other an old champion caught in his old ways. It’s time for the apéritif, but none of the onlookers would even think of leaving the Patrick Helmut Dietl Süskind Das Parfum scene. Patrick Süskind Drei Das Buch zum Film Vom Suchen Geschichten und Finden und eine Betrachtung Patrick Diogenes Patrick der Liebe Süskind Über Liebe und Tod Who is the audience’s favourite? And which Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Süskind king will fall first? Ein Kampf Looking for Love, Three Stories On Love and Perfume – The Movie Illustriert von Sempé Finding Love and a Re• ection Death 2006 Film script, 2005 Stories, 2005 Essay, 2006 »Once you’ve started reading, Movie Adaptation you won’t want to stop for all the bizarre occurrences.« Diogenes Heinrich Detering / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Rights of Three Stories and a Re ection are sold: Novella 80 pages, March 2019 patrick süskind, born in Ambach on Lake Starnberg in 1949, studied Arabic (Al-Kamel) medieval and modern history in Munich and Aix-en-Provence, making French (Fayard) a living writing screenplays. His one-man play The Double Bass was Hungarian (Partvonal) Italian (Longanesi) published in 1984, his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer in 1985, World rights are handled by Diogenes. the novella The Pigeon in 1987 and The Story of Mr Sommer with illus- Korean (Open Books) trations by Jean-Jacques Sempé in 1991. Spanish/world (Seix Barral) Turkish (Can) Patrick Süskind’s books have been published in 54 languages. © Lian Hong / Opale / © Lian Hong jean-jacques sempé, born in Bordeaux in 1932, lives in Paris. His English translation available. caricatures in Paris Match, Punch, Marie-Claire and L’Express were merely the first steps towards his pinnacle at the New Yorker, for which he worked from 1978 on. Sempé’s name is inevitably mentioned in conjunction with writers such as René Goscinny, Patrick Modiano and Patrick Süskind. Without him, characters such as Le Petit Nicolas,

Catherine Certitude and Mr Sommer would be unthinkable. © Philipp Keel Süskind: Patrick Photo Sempé: Jean-Jacques Photo »A brilliant author of children’s books. His books are timeless.« Tomi Ungerer Libération, Paris Non Stop

Tomi Ungerer DER MONDMANN Diogenes The new masterpiece by Tomi Ungerer.

TOMI UNGERER die gute Schlange A picture book for adults and children, about friendship, trust and humanity – a classic TOMI UNGERER · DERTOMI MONDMANN Das Biest in the making. NON STOP des Monsieur Racine Diogenes Diogenes

The Three Robbers Crictor Moon Man Zeralda’s Ogre The Beast We all need someone to look a²er us. And 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 someone to care for. 1962 1963 1966 23 ¡ 30.3 cm 32 pages, 23 ¡ 30 cm DIOGENES Movie Adaptation Movie Adaptation 1970 1972

Tomi Ungerer Planet Earth is devastated and empty. Every- Tomi Ungerer DIE ABENTEUER one has escaped to the moon. Only Paddy DER FAMILIE MELLOPS Fünf Geschichten is still there, determined to bring little green in einem Band DAS FLIEGENDE KÄNGURU Children’s Book Diogenes Poco to safety. Luckily, he has an ally: DiogenesDiogenes 48 pages, 28 cm ¡ 19.4 cm, May 2019 his own shadow, which rescues him and the Tomi Ungerer Tomi Ungerer Otto Neue Freunde Autobiographie eines Teddybären baby – just in time! – from a thousand threats, Diogenes Diogenes DIOGENES Diogenes and shows him the way on his adventurous The Hat The Mellops Adelaide Tremolo Otto Making Friends journey through destroyed cities and apoca- World rights are handled by Diogenes. 32 pages, 22 ¡ 27.5 cm 176 pages, 48 pages, 21 ¡ 26.5 cm 32 pages, 22 ¡ 27.5 cm 36 pages, 40 pages, Film rights are available. 1972 14.3 ¡ 21.3 cm 1959/1980 1998 20.8 ¡ 29 cm 21 ¡ 29.7 cm lyptic landscapes. Right up until the un- 1957/1978 1999 2007 expectedly sweet ending. Tomi Ungerer Tomi Ungerer’s books have been published in 42 languages. »Don’t hope, cope!« Tomi Ungerer ∙ Der Nebelmann Ungerer Tomi TOMI UNGERER · EMIL TOMI Tomi Ungerer

Tomi Ungerer der hilfreiche Tinten sch

Diogenes Diogenes DIOGENES

Zloty Fog Man One, Two, Ask Me a Question Snail, Emile 36 pages, 21 ¡ 29.7 cm 48 pages, Where’s My Shoe? 36 pages, Where Are You? 48 pages, 20 ¡ 27 cm 2009 22.8 ¡ 30.7 cm 36 pages, 17.5 ¡ 21.5 cm 36 pages, 1980/2018 2012 17.5 ¡ 21.5 cm 1968/2013 17.5 ¡ 21.5 cm 1964/2013 1962/2014

tomi ungerer, born in Strasbourg in 1931, failed his school exams but hitchhiked all around Europe and published his first drawings in the leg- endary Simplicissimus magazine. He began his unstoppable career as an illustrator, children’s book author and artist in New York. He now lives

with his family in the southwest of Ireland and Strasbourg. Bally/KEYSTONE © Gaëtan Photo: »Luis Murschetz is a master of re§ nement.« Luis Murschetz Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich Hamsters Journey

The enchanting classic children’s book about a Luis Murschetz Der Maulwurf clever hamster who rebels and wheels himself Grabowski out into the big wide world. Diogenes

Our hero Radel has to attract customers in his hamster wheel, so as to lead a miserable life – until he and the town’s other hamsters manage to break out, leave their wooden prisons behind, and find delightful accommodation in a wheat field – very close to the field where Grabowski the mole lives. Mister Mole The Fat Carp Kilobald The Theatre's Rabbits 32 pages, 22 ¡ 27.5 cm 32 pages, 22 ¡ 27.5 cm 32 pages, 22 ¡ 27.5 cm 1972 1978 1988 »Murschetz tells the story of his small hero with the black button eyes, in Driven from his idyllic A story about children Tired of being pulled out such touching and magical words and meadow by the expanding and carps and how they of the magicians hat each pictures that every child wishes for a city Mister Mole finds a get the better of anglers. evening the little bunnies happy ending behind the turnip §eld.« new meadow to call his turn the theatre into their Die Zeit, Hamburg The Fat Carp Kilobald own. adventure playground. has been published Mister Mole in 4 languages. 32 pages, 22 cm ¡ 27.5 cm has been published ˜ rst published in 1975 3 years and up in 16 languages.

»His oeuvre of drawings proªers a surely unparalleled wealth of ideas, World rights are handled by Diogenes. as well as technical mastery, Film rights are available. in which there is no room for bungling.« Johannes Willms / Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich Hamster's Journey has been published in 6 languages.

luis murschetz was born in Wöllan (Velenja), in 1936. A²er training at the school of arts and cra²s in Graz, he spent several years in Rotter- dam and London. In 1962 he moved to Munich, where he has lived and

worked ever since. He was awarded the ›Schwabing Art Prize‹ in 1971. © Klaus Kallabis Photo: Recently sold Recently sold

Emanuel Bergmann Benedict Wells The Trick »The Trick is a cheerful The End of Loneliness »An undisputed literary picaresque novel.« masterpiece – reminds me of Rights sold: Andrea Baiani / La Repubblica, Roma Rights sold: Jonathan Franzen.« Emanuel Bulgarian (Kibea) Albanian (Dudaj) Jeroen Vullings / Vrij Nederland, Amsterdam Bergmann Benedict Der Trick Catalan (La Campana) Wells Bulgarian (Colibri) »Bergmann’s novel, a pleasing Vom Ende Chinese/CN (Horizon Media) blend of Sara Gruen’s Water for der Einsamkeit Catalan (Les Hores) »A beautiful novel of the kind Roman · Diogenes Czech (Fortuna Libri CZ) Elephants and Jonathan Roman · Diogenes Chinese/CN (China South Booky) where one raves about the Dutch (Prometheus/Bert Bakker) Safran Foer’s Everything is Croatian (Hena) characters and is deeply moved Bestseller English/world Illuminated, brings magic back Bestseller Czech (Plus) until the very last page.« (Atria/Simon & Schuster) into everyday life.« Danish (Lindhardt & Ringhof) Annarita Briganti / La Repubblica, Rome Finnish (Bazar FI) Booklist, Chicago Dutch (Meulenhoª ) French (Belfond) English/UK (Hodder / Sceptre) Hebrew (Yedioth) »Sweet, funny, magical.« English/USA (Penguin) Hungarian (Európa) Bridget Keown / Kirkus Review, New York French (Slatkine) Italian (La nave di Teseo) Hebrew (Hakibbutz Hameuhad) Japanese (Shinchosha) Hungarian (Geopen) Norwegian (Bazar NO) Italian (Salani) Serbian (Laguna) Latvian (Janis Roze) Slovak (Fortuna Libri SK) Lithuanian (Gelmes) Spanish/ES (Anagrama) Macedonian (Tri) Norwegian (Forlaget Press) Persian (Qoqnoos) Polish (Muza) János Székely Portuguese (Asa/Leya) Temptation »An incredible book!« Romanian (Polirom) Elke Heidenreich Russian (Azbooka-Atticus) Rights sold: Serbian (Laguna) English / UK (Pushkin) »This book can be read as Slovak (Albatros Slovakia) János Székely English / USA (nyrb classics) a wonderful example of genre Verlockung Slovenian (Mladinska knjiga) French (Gallimard) writing, in the tradition of Spanish (Malpaso) Roman· Diogenes Oliver Twist and Felix Krull.« Swedish (Thorén & Lindskog) Fritz Göttler / Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich Ukrainian (Hemiro)

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Bestseller Theatre Exhibitions Anniversaries Dürrenmatt, Friedrich The Physicists Chekhov Moscow Tomi Ungerer Leon de Winter The Visit Schauspielhaus Salzburg Art Theatre Special exhibition Tomi Ungerer. 65th Birthday 26.2.2019 Burgtheater, Vienna Slovak National Theatre, St. Wyspiańskiego, Cracow The Little Di‘ erence at the Theater in der Josefstadt, Bratislava Slovenské Komorné Divadlo Olaf Gulbransson Museum, Erich Hackl Vienna Spirit Színház, Budapest Martin Tegernsee, until 27.1.2019. 65th Birthday 26.5.2019 nia Produções Artísticas, America at the museum Sao Paulo The Pledge Sławomir Mrożek Christoph Poschenrieder Tomi Ungerer, Strasbourg, Cie Les Têtes de Bois, Theater Basel Emigrants 55th Birthday 6.6.2019 from 16.11.2018 until 17.3.2019. Montpellier National Theatre Radu Kulturhuset Stadsteatern Patrick Süskind Stanca Sibiu Bernhard Schlink Friedrich Dürrenmatt Stockholm The Double Bass Grupo Teatral Emergente 75th Birthday 6.7.2019 Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Quirino Produções de Caracas, Mexico City Oskar Kokoschka – The Romulus the Great Artísticas, São Paulo Jörg Fauser Politicisation of Myth in the Beijing XinChan National Theatre Police (1944–1987) Cold-War Era at the Centre Performing Art Ivan Vazov, Sofi a Heveskar Theatre, Ankara 75th Birthday 16.7.2019 Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel, from Csiky Gergely Színház, 15.12.2018 until 31.3.2019. The Conformist Kaposvár Striptease Lukas Hartmann Tiyatro Anadolu, Eskişehir Smolensk Chamber Theatre Kast Theatre, Istanbul 75th Birthday 29.8.2019 Christoph Niemann In The Eye of the Beholder at Friedrich Dürrenmatt the Literaturhaus München, TV (1921–1990) an interactive exhibition of Patrick Süskind Martin Suter Karl Fischer. Episode roles: 100th Birthday 5.1.2021 the internationally renowned The six-part crime series The Allmen tv series – based Suzanne von Borsody, Max illustrator, from 9.11.2018 Perfume is set on the Lower on Martin Suter’s crime von Thun, Nina Kronjäger. Patricia Highsmith until 3.2.2019. Rhine in 2018 and based on novels – is being continued. Director: Sigi Rothemund. (1921–1995) aspects of Patrick Süskind’s Filming of the third episode, Scripts: Jens-Frederik Otto, A Change of Scene at the 100th Birthday 19.1.2021 bestseller. World premiere Allmen and the Dahlias, Stefan Holtz and Florian Deutsche Oper Berlin, until of the fi rst episode at the starts in autumn 2018. Iwersen. ufa fi ction pro- July 2019, only accessible to Photos: ductions commissioned by Leon de Winter: © Marco Okhuizen / laif; Erich Hackl: Maurice Haas/© Diogenes Verlag; Munich Film Festival 2018. Director: Thomas Berger. opera-goers. Christoph Poschenrieder: © Daniela Agostini / Diogenes Verlag; Bernhard Schlink: Director: Philipp Kadelbach. Screenplay: Martin Rauhaus. ard Degeto for Das Erste. Alberto Venzago / © Diogenes Verlag; Jörg Fauser: Archiv Gabriele Fauser; Lukas Hartmann: © Bernard van Dierendonck; Friedrich Dürrenmatt: © Edouard Rieben; Patricia Highsmith: Screenplay: Eva Kranenburg, An ufa fi ction production Paul Flora © keystone / Picture-Alliance / Photoshot starring Wotan Wilke Möhring, commissioned by ard Degeto Paul Flora at the museum Ken Duken, August Diehl. for Das Erste. Hans Thoma in Bernau / A Constantin Film and Black Forest, until 29.7. 2019. moovie production in co- Donna Leon production with zdfneo / Two new Donna Leon zdf and arri Media, in adaptations have been fi lmed: collaboration with Netfl ix. The Waters of Eternal Youth First broadcast: German and Earthly Remains. television and Netfl ix in Starring: Uwe Kokisch, Patrick Süskind Friedrich S¥awomir Martin Suter Winter 2018/2019. Annett Renneberg and Dürrenmatt Der Donna Leon Patricia Kontrabaß Mro‡ek Allmen Stille Wasser Highsmith Der Besuch Emigranten und Commissario Brunettis sechsundzwanzigster Fall Ripley der alten Dame und andere Stücke die Dahlien Tragische Komödie Under Water

Diogenes Diogenes Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Roman· Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Awards Cinema Friedrich Dürrenmatt Anne Reinecke Tatjana Hauptmann Jörg Fauser Thomas Meyer Doris Dörrie The Italian translation of Leinsee was nominated for Was awarded the Italian Raw Material by Jörg Fauser: Author Thomas Meyer Her Japanese fi lm Cherry Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The the ›LitCologne Debut Prize‹. ›Premio Andersen‹, category a biopic starring Lars Eidinger wrote the screenplay adap- Blossoms – Hanami was a Winter War in Tibet (Adelphi) ›The Best Book Ever‹, for her as Harry Gelb is in the tation of his hit debut novel major cinematic success. ›Prose Writers’ Workshop won the ›German-Italian book A Day in the Life of planning stages. Director: Wolkenbruch’s Curious She has now made the sequel Grant‹ from the Literary Translator’s Prize‹ by the Petronella Pig, published in its Pepe Danquart. Screenplay: Journey into the Arms of Cherry Blossoms & Demons. Colloquium Berlin for the German Foreign Offi ce and Italian edition by LupoGuido. Stefan Weigl. Production: a Shikse. Director and screenplay: Leinsee manuscript. the Italian Ministry of Culture. The Italian magazine Ander- Bittersuess pictures / Dschoint Director: Michael Steiner. Doris Dörrie. The prize comes with an Germany’s independent sen – Il Mondo dell’infanzia Ventschr Filmproduktion. Starring: Joel Basman, Production: Olga Film in honorarium of 10’000 Euros booksellers nominated awards the prize. Inge Maux, Udo Samel, co-production with br and and the award ceremony Leinsee for the ›Favourite Anthony McCarten Noémie Schmidt. arte. Starring: Golo Euler, was held in May 2018. Book 2018‹. The award Lukas Hartmann He wrote the fi lm script for Production: Turnus Film, Hannelore Elsner, Elmar ceremony is being held at the Was awarded the ›Literature the Netfl ix project The Pope. dcm. Distribution: dcm. Wepper, Aya Irizuki. Distri- In September, the Berlin Frankfurt Book Fair 2018. Prize of the Canton of Starring Anthony Hopkins as Premiere at the Zurich Film bution: Constantin Film. International Literature Berne‹ for his historical Pope Benedict and Jonathan Festival 2018. In cinemas from March 2019. Festival honoured The Visit as Jörg Fauser novel A Picture of Lydia. Pryce as Pope Francis. an outstanding book of 2018. The Italian translation of It comes with an honorarium Director: Fernando Meirelles. The nominators considered Jörg Fauser’s Raw Material of 10’000 Swiss Francs. Premiere at the Berlinale 2019. the question: »Which (by L’Orma) won the ›Young The award ceremony was outstanding book should He also worked on the script Talent Award of the German- held in Berne in June 2018. children, teens or young for the Queen feature fi lm Italian Translator’s Prize‹ by adults absolutely read?« He is a Landis & Gyr Foun- Bohemian Rhapsody (in the German Foreign Offi ce dation fellowship holder, cinemas from October 2018) and the Italian Ministry of Ingrid Noll spending six months in their and is planning a movie on Culture. The award comes Is nominated for the ›Euro- London studio. John Lennon and Yoko Ono. with a four-week stay at the pean Crime Fiction Star The big-screen adaptation of Literary Colloquium in Award‹ (›ripper award Tomi Ungerer his novel National Anthem Berlin. 2018/2019‹). In October, he is promoted to is in preparation. the rank of commander in the Erich Hackl Benedict Wells French Legion of Honour by Will be writer in residence Was awarded the 2018 President Emmanuel Macron. at the Aargau Literaturhaus ›Euregio School Students’ for the period of September Wolkenbruch’s Curious Journey into the Arms of a Shikse. Photo: © www.aliochamerker.com Literary Prize‹. to November 2019.

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