The Memory Forger
Which memories make us who we are?
A hugely powerful life story: a bridge between Germany and Iraq, a great story of searching and remembering. This moving and poetic novel carries ...
Abbas Khider
Abbas Khider was born in Baghdad in 1973. He was sent to prison at the age of 19 because of his political activities. After he was released, he fled Iraq and spent time in several different countries. He has been living in Germany since the year 2000, and studied literature and philosophy in Munich and Potsdam. His debut novel, Der falsche Inder (The Village Indian), was published in 2008, and was followed by the novels Die Orangen des Präsidenten (2011) and Brief in die Auberginenrepublik (2013). He has received numerous distinctions, including most recently the Nelly Sachs Prize and the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize. Abbas Khider now lives in Berlin. His publications with Hanser include Ohrfeige (A Slap in the Face) (novel, 2016), Deutsch für alle (the ultimate language textbook, 2019) and Palast der Miserablen (Roman, 2020). abbaskhider.com and on Facebook
The Palace of the Wretched
This is the story of a boy from the slums of Baghdad – up to the moment when his life falls apart forever. A personal, vivid novel filled with unforgettable characters. Both existential and ...
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Hitler, Scheiße, Lufthansa. These were the only three German words that Abbas Khider knew when he fled from Iraq. Twenty years later, he is an award-winning German writer. This is his unusual ...
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A refugee walks into the alien registration officeto speak to the clerk in charge of his case for the last time. He is furious and has only one desire: that someone actually listens to him for ...
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