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Biography & True StoriesJune 2020Notes on a Dirty Old Man - Charles Bukowski von A bis Z
by Frank Schäfer
Drunkard, poet, redneck. Especially with his column »Notes of a Dirty Old Man« Charles Bukowski cultivated his image as an underdog from the underground. Frank Schäfer draws a different picture. His Bukowski can’t be compared with the American Dream or the Sixty-eight is countering the promise of salvation, scornfully registered by the establishment of the literary establishment, with the sound of his typewriter.Schäfer’s »Notes on a Dirty Old Man« result in a narrative, to a certain extent unlexicographic encyclopaedia, a personal Bukowskipedia, well-founded and stirring at the same time.
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The ArtsOctober 2020Babylon Berlin
by Michael Töteberg (Hrsg)
To be continued: The ultimate photography-book covering Babylon Berlin’s third season. THE BOOK:Berlin 1929. Murder on the film-set, right in front of the camera. The money for the movie-production comes directly from a big boss of the Berlin unterworld. Obviously someone wants to harm the Armenian. More and more of the film-set’s actors fear to become victims of the mysterious phantom-killer. A case for Commissioner Gereon Rath, supported by Charlotte Ritter.The novels of Volker Kutscher became bestsellers and the TV-series that followed inspired millions of fans. With Babylon Berlin, the directors Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries and Hendrik Handloegten deliver an exciting portray of this seething metropolis during the 1920s, where political conflicts, social tensions and decadent nightlife strive to coexist. After the first two seasons there was no doubt: Babylon Berlin must be continued! This volume dares to take a look behind the scenes, traces the main plot lines of the series and discusses thematic focuses such as historical models from the series itself and the third season. With a foreword by directors Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries and Hendrik Handloegten, exclusive background material on the production and pictures behind the scenes by Frédéric Batier and Joachim Gern, who have been on the set with the series for years.
