Ben Fergusson Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Zu keiner Zeit haben so viele Menschen allein gelebt, und nie war elementarer zu spüren, wie schnell das selbstbestimmte Leben in Einsamkeit umschlagen kann. Aber kann man allein überhaupt glücklich sein? Und warum wird in einer Gesellschaft von Individualisten das Alleinleben als schambehaftetes Scheitern wahrgenommen? In seinem Bestseller ergründet Daniel Schreiber das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen dem Wunsch nach Rückzug und Freiheit und dem nach Nähe, Liebe und Gemeinschaft. Dabei greift er auf eigene Erfahrungen sowie philosophische und soziologische Ideen zurück. Ein »berauschend kluger Essay« (Denis Scheck) über die Frage, wie wir leben wollen.

A story of adoption, queer parenting and gender expectations around family roles.

In West Berlin in 1989, eighteen-year-old Ralf has just left school and is living a final golden summer with his three best friends. They spend their days swimming, smoking and daydreaming about the future, oblivious to the storm gathering on the other side of the Berlin Wall.But an unsettling discovery about his family and a meeting with the mysterious Oz shatters everything Ralf thought he knew about love and loyalty. And as old Cold War tensions begin to tear his life apart, he finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, forced to make impossible choices about his country, his family and his heart.

A fascinating look at racism and snobbery. Broken postwar Germany is superbly drawn and events in Africa are horrific The Times

Set in post-war Berlin in 1946, a city ravaged by conflict and scarcity, the story follows Kasper Meier, who resorts to black market trading to survive alongside his elderly father. The war may be over, but the struggle for basic necessities continues. When a young woman named Eva seeks Kasper's help to locate a British pilot, he feels a reluctant sympathy but initially refuses to get involved in military matters. However, Eva is determined and knows Kasper's secrets, using them to manipulate him into assisting her. As threats against him escalate, Kasper finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue that he never anticipated. He grapples with questions about Eva's insistence on finding the pilot and the enigmatic Frau Beckmann's influence over her. Under constant surveillance, Kasper navigates the perilous streets of a city still haunted by its past. As he uncovers connections between the random killings of occupying forces and his own predicament, he realizes he must uncover the truth behind Eva's demands while striving to protect himself, his father, and Eva from the dangers that surround them.