Change the World!
Who was Rudi Dutschke, the man in a knit pullover shouting in a bullhorn? What was his role in the movement? And why is he important today? On occasion of the 1968 protests‘ 50th anniversary, ...
moreElisabeth Zöller
Elisabeth Zöller is one of Germany`s best´known and most successful authors of books for children and young readers. Her novel Schwarzer Wolf, Skin (published by Thienemann under the pseudonym Marie Hagemann in 1993) caused a sensation and is still considered the definitive work on the topic. Her book Anna rennt won the Catholic Youth Book Prize, and Anton oder die Zeit des unwerten Lebens won the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize. Hanser has also published her novels Wir tanzen nicht nach Führers Pfeife (2012), Das Monophon (2013) and Der Krieg ist ein Menschenfresser (2014).
F. E. A. R.
How she came to fall in love with Joonas is something Clara doesn’t really know for sure. He was just there one day at the right moment, taking an interest in her. He was goodlooking and ...
moreThe War is Cannibal
1914 – 1918. Four years that shook Europe to the core and snuffed out the hopes and dreams of a whole generation.
Leipzig, August 1914. Bells, free beer and dance music. There’s a ...
The Monophone
One day a peculiar piece of machinery appears in the marketplace of Matilda’s hometown: the monophone. Apparently it’s been put there to provide entertainment and amusement, but also to ...
moreWe Won’t Dance to Hitler’s Tune –
A riveting novel, rich in atmosphere and based on historical fact, about a group of adolescents who rebelled against the Nazi regime: the Edelweiss Pirates
1943; the ruins of Cologne. Paul ...