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By: Sven Trautwein
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Numerous new releases from August are hitting the bestseller lists straight away.
Ferdinand von Schirach is also there again.
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Ferdinand von Schirach is valued by his readers as a melancholic, writes the
Süddeutsche Zeitung
.
This would now continue in his new book “Rain”.
He is a highly recognizable author and with his true crime stories he is guaranteed to be at the top of the bestseller lists.
His current novel and other new releases from August are rising high on the podium.
We present much of it to you here.
Author Ferdinand von Schirach climbs high into the bestseller lists with “Regen”.
Three other new releases can also be placed.
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Ferdinand von Schirach “Rain”
Ferdinand von Schirach's fresh work entitled "Rain" is a narrative presented in the form of a theatrical monologue.
From autumn 2023, Ferdinand von Schirach plans to personally read and perform the monologue on many stages in Germany as part of an extensive premiere tour.
According to
buchreport,
a high entry into the Spiegel bestseller list.
A man comes out of the rain, soaked, into a bar - onto the stage - and thinks about crime and punishment, about the great and terrible of our time, about human dignity, loneliness, love, loss and failure.
Blurb/Luchterhand
Ferdinand von Schirach “Rain”
2023 Luchterhand, ISBN-13 978-3-630-87738-9
Price: Hardcover €20, 112 pages
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Ursula Poznanski “Oracle”
The protagonist of “Oracle” has strange visions.
Years later it turns out that some of these visions happened in exactly the same way.
The all-ages thriller “Oracle” for readers aged 14 and over immediately debuted at number 13, as the industry magazine
buchreport
reports.
Ursula Poznanski is also known for her crime novels, such as “Silence Bleeds”.
I see something you don't see and it comes true As a child, Julian has strange visions.
These are just faulty circuits in the brain, says his therapist, meaningless illusions.
And with the right medication they disappear too.
Years later, Julian is confronted with a shocking realization.
Some of his visions seem to have come true.
Does he see shadows that the future casts ahead?
So could he prevent bad events?
Or will it trigger even greater catastrophes?
Blurb/Loewe
Ursula Poznanski “Oracle”
14 years and older
2023 Loewe, ISBN-13 978-3-7432-1658-7
Price: Hardcover €22, 432 pages
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Gabriele von Arnim “The Consolation of Beauty”
According to buchreport, “The Consolation of Beauty” rises to 9th place in the non-fiction category.
It is not a cultural history that seeks to limit the focus through theory, but rather a literary journey of discovery.
Gabriele von Arnim goes on a search for the characteristics and effects of what we perceive as beautiful.
She explores both happiness and the darker facets of sensitivity.
find comfort.
In a world that can be so overwhelming, scary, demanding.
Find comfort in the feeling of beauty because, according to Gabriele von Arnim, this is nothing less than self-preservation.
“I need beauty.
The comfort of beauty.
Because when I see, hear, read, feel beauty, then I believe in possibilities.
Of paths, spaces, somersaults.”
Blurb/Rowohlt
Gabriele von Arnim “The Consolation of Beauty”
2023 Rowohlt, ISBN-13 978-3-498-00351-7
Price: Hardcover €22, e-book €19.99
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Clémence Michallon “The Guest Room”
Maybe “The Guest Room” is something for crime fans.
The author has worked as a journalist for
The Independent
and has written several true crime stories.
Now there is a psychological thriller with the story of a serial killer.
As a debut novel, a convincing entry at number 10 in the fiction category.
He is considered the perfect father and neighbor: the widower Aidan.
Charming, helpful and caring.
Only Rachel - that's the name he gave her - knows his dark side.
Because Aidan has been holding her captive in his shed for five years.
When he is forced to move, Rachel convinces him to take her to the new house.
She is quartered in the guest room, where she spends most of her time chained to the bed or the heater.
Waiting for the moment when she can escape.
But then Aidan meets Emily, a young bartender.
Suddenly Rachel has to fear that Aidan will kill her to get rid of her...
Blurb/blanvalet
Clémence Michallon “The Guest Room”
2023 Blanvalet, ISBN-13 978-3-7645-0840-1
Price: paperback €18
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This article was created using machine assistance and was carefully checked by editor Sven Trautwein before publication.