October 2002 - Nr. 10
Bestsellers - A Look at What Germany Is Reading
TWIG - In this bimonthly feature, we take a look at the
books that are captivating readers in Germany.
The current fiction top ten list is most notable for the absence of a single
book by J.K. Rowling. The pursuit of happiness via American-style "how-to"
guides fills the nonfiction roster. Both lists, as ranked by Der Spiegel,
are based on hardcover sales. Author name, book title, publisher and subject
or English title follow.
Fiction
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Diana Gabaldon, Das flammende Kreuz, Blanvalet
(The Fiery Cross) -
Ken Follett, Die Leopardin, Lübbe
(Jackdaws) -
Nicholas Sparks, Das Lächeln der Sterne, Heyne
(Nights in the Rodanthe) -
Jonathan Franzen, Die Korrekturen, Rowohlt
(The Corrections) -
Patricia Cornwell, Das letzte Revier, Hoffmann und Campe
(The Last Precinct) -
Paulo Coelho, Der Alchemist, Diogenes
Brazilian author describes adventures of an Andalusian shepherd boy. -
Henning Mankell, Wallanders erster Fall und andere Erzählungen, Zsolnay
Compendium of four short stories and a novella by a popular Swedish crime writer. -
Stephen King/Peter Straub, Das schwarze Haus, Heye
(Black House) -
Doris Dörrie, Das blaue Kleid, Diogenes
Well-known German film director and writer explores recent death of her husband in fictionalized account of a comparable loss. -
Elke Heidenreich/Bernd Schroeder, Rudernde Hunde, Hanser
True and invented tales are given both blithe and melancholy tellings.
Nonfiction
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Oriana Fallaci, Die Wut und der Stolz, List
Grand dame of Italian journalism rages against what she sees as the blindness and ignorance of Europeans, especially her countrymen, to the threat of Islamic terrorists. -
Stefan Klein, Die Glücksformel, Rowohlt
Presents new scientific research into the complex sources of happiness. -
Dalai Lama, Der Weg zum Glück, Herder
(The Art of Happiness) -
Werner Kuestenmacher/Lothar Seiwert, Simplify Your Life, Campus
How to find more satisfaction through less complication. -
Martin Doerry, Mein verwundetes Herz, DVA
Correspondence between a German-Jewish mother and her two children, written during her imprisonment in a concentration camp in 1943-44. -
Spencer Johnson, Die Mäuse Strategie für Manager, Ariston
(Who Moved My Cheese?) -
Peter Merseburger, Willy Brandt, 1913-1992, DVA
Biography of the man who was Germany’s Social Democratic chancellor in 1969-74. -
Markus Wolf, Freunde sterben nicht, Das Neue Berlin
East Germany’s top spy, now nearly 80, recalls the agents and intrigues of the DDR’s intelligence service. -
Peter Scholl-Latour, Der Fluch des neuen Jahrtausends, C. Bertelsmann
Collected political essays (1997-2001) by prolific German journalist. -
Hans-Olaf Henkel, Die Ethik des Erfolgs, Econ
Rules of the game for a globalized society.
