Men in Camel-Hair Coats
“We forget names and stories, but we rarely forget clothes.”
“A fine, warm-hearted and highly entertaining storyteller.” F.A.Z.
When Elke Heidenreich talks about ...
Elke Heidenreich
Elke Heidenreich was born 1943 and lives in Cologne. She studied German and Theatre Studies and has worked in radio and television. Hanser has published the titles Der Welt den Rücken (short stories, 2001), Rudernde Hunde (stories, with Bernd Schroeder, 2002), Passione (A Declaration of Love to Music, 2009), Alte Liebe (novel, with Bernd Schroeder, 2009) and, most recently, Alles kein Zufall (short stories, 2016).
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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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