Homo Faber by Max Friš is one of the most important and most read books of the 20th century: engineer Valter Faber believes in his rational view of the world, which is permanently shattered by a 'love story'.
A classic adventure novel about a Swiss family who survive on a deserted island after being shipwrecked. Through togetherness, ingenuity, and hard work, they transform the wilderness into a new home.
The novel follows the third generation of the Marty family. Alexandra takes over the family legacy and company and faces business, family and personal challenges in Germany from the 1970s until the country's reunification.
Blanvalet, 2010.
German. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.74 €
Detective Stories • German literature • Historical novel • Thriller
Vienna, 1894. Young inspector Leopold von Herzfeldt investigates a series of gruesome murders linked to a mysterious game. Each clue leads to a new mystery and a deadly threat.
German journalist Eberhard Bodmar travels the area between the Volga and the Don, following the fate of the Sixth Army, and falls in love with translator Jelena, in a country where the past and politics separate people.
Deutscher Bücherbund, 1970.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
7.46 €
Moral and didactic literature • German literature • Family novel • Catholicity
The Little Singer by Austrian author Dolores Vieser is a historical novel about a gifted boy, faith, growing up, and life's trials. The work emphasizes Christian values, family bonds, and the strength of human character.
Schrott's Finis Terrae: Legacy novel is constructed as a found legacy: a blend of notes, travel, history, and fiction in search of the edges of the world, identity, and memory.