In her novel “Country Place”, Anne Petrie shines in the dark corners of the white community. The African-American author wrote the history of this small town in 1947, and it is now available in German for the first time.

Fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafon will recognize some of the characters from the novels in his soft stories – and of course, the back streets of Barcelona.

In his most special book, Arno Kamensch speaks of a “shadow over the village”; Unfortunately, this is not the best novel by the Swiss author.

We’re also talking about Oetinger-Verlag, who brought Pippi Longstocking to Germany and turns 75 this year, and we’re celebrating poet HC Artmann’s 100th birthday with a new audiobook.

Ann Petri – Country Place
From the American film by Pieke Biermann
Nagel & Kimche Verlag, 304 pages, € 24
ISBN: 978-3312012237
A conversation with Christoph Schroeder

Carlos Ruiz Zafon – Cemetery of Forgotten Books
Translated from the Spanish by Lisa Gronizen and Peter Scheuer
S. Fischer Verlag, 224 pages, 20 €
ISBN: 978-3-10-397093-7
Julia Schroeder live review

Audio book for the 100th anniversary
HC Artmann – To exchange a verse with a kiss
Read by Erwin Steinhauer with music by George Graf, Joe Pinkle and Peter Rosmaneth
Mandelbaum Verlag, 32 pages, 25 €
Audiobook with 1 CD
ISBN: 978385476-950-7
Léonie Burger live review

Arno Kamenich – Shadow over the village
Engler Verlag, 104 pages, 19 euros
ISBN: 978-3906050805
Criticism of Isabella Arcucci

75 years of Oetinger books for children and adolescents
Interview with editor Julia Bielenberg from Oetinger-Verlag

Music:
Katie Melua – Album n ° 8
Category: Bmg rights management (Warner)