tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post4266162667086675922..comments2024-02-27T13:06:28.163+01:00Comments on love german books: We Are Sailing - or My First Koeppenkjdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-9051420975991143532008-08-11T18:57:00.000+02:002008-08-11T18:57:00.000+02:00You're right, David, of course. I suppose the twen...You're right, David, of course. I suppose the twentieth century made it more difficult for Germans not to cross moral lines. I found the whole Günter Grass thing really alienating, and now Strittmatter...kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-38417875202840228742008-08-10T02:26:00.000+02:002008-08-10T02:26:00.000+02:00So sorry your Koeppen experience was unpleasant. I...So sorry your Koeppen experience was unpleasant. I agree he was something of a "dodgy" character. But then so were Benn, Grass, Juenger, etc.<BR/><BR/>"Tauben im Gras" , "Das Treibhaus" and "Tod im Rom" are great novels and should be read by anyone interested in postwar German fiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-62077145443215282152008-08-08T16:44:00.000+02:002008-08-08T16:44:00.000+02:00Hi Tom,I can't stand Rod Stewart myself either but...Hi Tom,<BR/><BR/>I can't stand Rod Stewart myself either but there you go.<BR/><BR/>I've never written anything about Ditfurth, as I didn't know anything about him until a few hours ago. But he seems very prolific and the book has got some really great reviews - plus I know the translator Helen Atkins!<BR/><BR/>Do you know the international crime writing websites in my links on the left? I think kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-4660599790154971292008-08-08T10:40:00.000+02:002008-08-08T10:40:00.000+02:00I didn't know Rod Stewart was all that bad! By th...I didn't know Rod Stewart was all that bad! <BR/><BR/>By the way, I am just reading A Paragon of Virtue by Christian von Ditfurth and am enjoying it immensely. I am just wondering if you have written anything about this author?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com