Hannes or The foreign Land

Hannes was an idiot! This is how this now old man describes himself. He approaches his unknown country with his alter ego, the author. "Hannes or the foreign country" is a journey through the life of a man that began in the former GDR. It is a journey full of emotions and captivating experiences and memories. Growing up in the GDR and then spending the second half of his life in the West, Hannes remembers his mistakes, collisions and love. His move to the united Germany was not always smooth and trouble-free either. With the help of the author of this book, he gradually manages to ask the questions that he did not want to think of at the right time or that he perhaps wanted to avoid. Hannes, a person with weaknesses and strengths, is on a search that is initially not clear to him where it will lead him. Nothing in his life is actually as it seems to him so far. Together with his alter ego, he sets out to discover his foreign country. Will the search bring him to his destination and is this how he imagined the country? Hannes' life is a story that spans countries, marked by hope and despair, political challenges, gradual self-discovery and the courage to face the unknown. The author skillfully knows how to find a balance between an exciting contemporary document and personal fate. The story draws you in from the first page and doesn't let you go until the last sentence. He gradually builds up the tension and suspense of his protagonist. Until the reader learns that this foreign country will probably not be found on any map. The book "Hannes or the Foreign Land" is not a search for guilt, but for the causes of deeply felt ruptures in a person's life.

Auteur

Wolf Kunert, Jahrgang 1956, war schon in frühen Kindertagen vernarrt in Literatur. Vor allem hatten es ihm die klassische Literatur und Abenteuerbücher angetan. Die Heldensagen und Mythen der alten Griechen sind eine alte Liebe von ihm. Bereits in seiner Jugend versuchte er erste Gehversuche in der Schreiberei und veröffentlichte kleine Erzählungen. Später arbeitete er viele Jahre an einem bekannten Theater in Deutschland, wo er diese Liebe ausleben und zum Beruf machen konnte. Er machte sich dann einige Jahre artfremd selbstständig. Erst im Alter von 67 Jahren traute er sich selbst als Autor tätig zu werden. Er lebt inzwischen in der Nähe von Hamburg. = Wolf Kunert, born in 1956, was infatuated with literature from an early age. He was particularly fond of classical literature and adventure books. The heroic sagas and myths of the ancient Greeks are an old love of his. He made his first attempts at writing in his youth. He later worked for many years at a well-known theater in Germany, where he was able to live out this love and turn it into a profession. He then went freelance for several years. It was only at the age of 67 that he dared to become an author himself. He now lives near Hamburg. = Wolf Kunert, nacido en 1956, se interesó desde muy joven por la literatura. Le gustaban especialmente la literatura clásica y los libros de aventuras. Las heroicas sagas y mitos de los antiguos griegos son un viejo amor suyo. Ya en su juventud intentó sus primeros pasos en la escritura y publicó cuentos. Posteriormente trabajó durante muchos años en un conocido teatro en Alemania, donde pudo vivir este amor y convertirlo en una carrera. Luego trabajó por cuenta propia durante algunos años. Sólo a la edad de 67 años se atrevió a convertirse él mismo en autor. Ahora vive cerca de Hamburgo. Wolf Kunert, né en 1956, est né dans le Schleswig-Holstein. Il a grandi dans une ville moyenne du Mecklembourg-Poméranie occidentale. Dès son plus jeune âge, il était passionné de littérature. Il aimait particulièrement la littérature classique, les contes de fées et les livres d'aventures. A 67 ans, il ose redevenir un auteur public. Il habite près de Hambourg.