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The Week in Germany: Culture
August 25, 2006
Bestsellers - a look at what Germany is reading
The Stern journalist and author Ildikó von Kürthy,
who scored a German "chick-lit" hit a la Bridget Jones with
the book and film of 1999's Moonlight Tariff, returns to familiar
territory in this week's top seller, Vertigo. The protagonist
Linda has left her boyfriend, moved to Berlin, and started a new job.
The married man she has fallen in love will decide between Linda and his
wife by Sunday evening, making for an eventful weekend. Though hardly
a critical darling, Kürthy's books have sold millions, and Vertigo
has dominated the list in recent weeks.
Author, title, English title, and publisher follow. (If an English
title is unavailable, a translation will be provided).
FICTION
| Author |
German
Title |
English
title |
Publisher |
| 1. |
Ildikó von Kürthy |
Höhenrausch |
Vertigo* |
Wunderlich |
| 2. |
Daniel Kehlmann |
Die
Vermessung der Welt |
Measurement of the World* |
Rowohlt |
| 3. |
Tommy Jaud |
Resturlaub |
Vacation Days Left* |
Scherz |
| 4. |
Elizabeth George |
Wo Kein Zeuge ist |
Where there is not witness* |
Blanvalet |
| 5. |
Kathleen McGowan |
Das Madalena- Evangelium |
The Expected One |
Lübbe |
| 6. |
Martin Walser |
Angstblüte |
Blossoming Fear |
Rohwolt |
| 7. |
Donna Leon |
Blutige
Steine |
Blood from a Stone |
Diogenes |
| 8. |
Iny Lorentz |
Das Vermaechntnis der
Wanderhure |
The Legacy of the Wandering Whore* |
Knaur |
| 9. |
Francois Lelord |
Hectors
Reise |
Hector's Journey |
Piper |
| 10.
| Tess Gerritsen
| Scheintot
| Vanish
| Lime |
NONFICTION
|
Author |
German
Title |
English
title |
Publisher |
| 1. |
Hape Kerkeling |
|
I'm Gone a While* |
Malik |
| 2. |
Frank Schaetzing |
Nachrichten aus einem unbekannten Universum |
Stories from an Unknown Universe* |
Kiepenhauer & Witsch |
| 3. |
Eva-Maria Zurhorst |
Liebe
dich Selbst |
Love Yourself* |
Goldmann |
| 4. |
Frank McCourt |
Tag und Nacht und auch im Sommer |
Teacher Man |
Luchterhand |
| 5. |
John Dickie |
Cosa Nostra - Die Geschichte der Mafia |
Cosa Nostra -A History of the Sicilian Mafia |
S.Fischer |
| 6. |
Jürgen Roth |
Der Deutschland-Clan |
The Germany Clan* |
Eichborn |
| 7. |
Thomas Leif |
Beraten und Verkauft |
Advised and Sold* |
C. Bertelsmann |
| 8. |
Jürgen Trimborn |
Rudi Carrell - Ein Leben für die
Show |
Rudi Carrell - Live for the Show* |
C.Bertelsmann |
| 9. |
Peter Hahne |
Schluss
mit lustig |
The End of Fun* |
Johannis |
| 10. |
Corinne Hofmann |
Wiedersehen in Barsolai |
Return to Barsalai |
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*These books were not originally English-language books or have not yet
been translated into English
Der Spiegel's bestseller list is compiled by an electronic data collection
system that surveys the weekly sales of 250 book stores in Germany. It
is divided into fiction and nonfiction, and does not include paperbacks,
special editions, reference works, guidebooks, and children's books.
Links:
 Bestsellers
from the week of June 23, 2006 (from Germany.info)
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