Eindrücke einer Seelenwanderung
Der Vogel zweifelt nicht am Ort, zu dem er fliegt, von Usama Al Shahmani Anders als der Vogel im Titel,…
Rescuing exploited girls
Before the night comes, by Matt Roper Our Western eyes can hardly believe what Matt Roper and his Canadian friend…
Schicksale?
Games, von Patrick Oberholzer ist ein krasses Buch – krass in seinem übergrossen Format, krass in seiner dramatischen Gestaltung und…
Lost child in the chaos of war
City of Tears, by Kate Mosse The assassin crouched in the tangled undergrowth, his finger and thumb stiff in position…
Wahl oder Zwang?
Das Ende des Kapitalismus, von Ulrike Herrmann Wer hätte unter einem so trockenen Titel eine spannende Geschichte erwartet? Herrmann beginnt…
Eine alternative Geschichte
Zwei Herren am Strand von Michael Köhlmeier Ein verwirrendes Buch. Zunächst faszinierten mich die Enthüllungen über die dramatischen Lebensereignisse und…
International intrigues at the highest levels
Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett Edge of Eternity – the final book of Follett’s perspective-shattering Century Trilogy – traces the…
“They’re all just lazy parasites!”
“Jurj?” the rebel fighter read from Tariq’s friend’s ID. “Then you’re a Christian!” And with that he shot his brains…
Climate change won’t affect us. So why strike?
The Trump generation – including me – won’t be around when London and Houston sink. Along with Jakarta, Manila, Shanghai…
Winter of the World by Ken Follett
Another masterpiece of passion and insight! We experience the suspense and tragedy of WWII through the eyes of the offspring…
No Longers Strangers? by Javed Masih
If you want the salutary facts – necessarily subjective but certainly typical – about what a refugee family experiences after…
These kids I like, who climate strike!
#ClimateStrike #Zürich Was that a nod from heaven that it rained … and rained in Zürich yesterday? It didn’t discourage…