More Than Just Coincidence
My great-grandmother peered at me over the rims of her spectacles with a severe expression and said »Sink or swim – it’s your call.« Elke Heidenreich’s affection is reserved for the queer ...
moreElke Heidenreich
Elke Heidenreich was born in 1943 and lives in Cologne. After reading German and theatre studies, she went on to work for radio and television. Her publications with Hanser include Der Welt den Rücken (short stories, 2002), Rudernde Hunde (short stories, in collaboration with Bernd Schroeder, 2002), Passione. Liebeserklärung an die Musik (2009) and Alte Liebe (short stories, also in collaboration with Bernd Schroeder, 2009).
Passione
Elke Heidenreich writes about music – opera, the figures on the stage and their passionate entanglements – but this book is not just about music. Most of all it is about what it is to be a ...
moreThe Return of Nero Corleone
Proud and beautiful Nero Corleone is probably the most famous tomcat in the history of cat literature. Equally famous is his inventor Elke Heidenreich, and in this book she tells us what became ...
moreThis Old Thing Called Love
Love that has stood the test of time will never die. But time has left its mark on Lore and Harry. Never before have scenes from a marriage been described more hilariously.
They can't ...
My passion for music
Elke Heidenreich writes about music – opera, the figures on the stage and their passionate entanglements – but this book is not just about music. Most of all it is about what it is to be a ...
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Whatever Next!
"Whatever next!" snaps Mother Gertrude irritably when Katherine wants to spend her holidays in the country air of Uncle John's farm. But her daughter's exhaustive pleading and exaggerated ...
moreBack to the World
"Oh, you shouldn't have!", was mother's invariable comment upon receiving her birthday and Christmas presents. Now, after her death, her only daughter finds all the expensive scarves and creams ...
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