A Chess Master
This novel delves into the fascinating and ruthless world of top-level chess. Through the game, it also touches on fundamental questions of life, much like the Netflix miniseries “The Queen´s Gambit.” The book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Apple Books, in paperback or as an e-book. My Amazon author link: https://a.co/d/7lArqIS […]
Itä-Berliinin taivaan alla, 2006 / Unter dem Himmel Ostberlins, 2008 (Under the East Berlin Sky)
Lychener Strasse was a ragged street in East Berlin. Friends, acquaintances, and strangers would meet at number 16. The events that took place there, the stories told, tell us about life inside the GDR. The men in power change but friendships last. Immer vorwärts! Review on Herr Schlonz / Finnish Book Price 2006 / German […]
Settings and people
East Berlin in the 1980’s; people; scenes from the street; store front windows; the Berlin Wall.
Koppe – Better off with Coal
Kohlen Quelle is a cafe set up by young people in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district. During the GDR the location was a coal shop.
Conflicted Primates
The origin of the word orangutan is derived from the Indonesian and Malaysian words for a person (orang) and forest (hutan). Literally it means person of the forest.
East Karelia
Village scenery; traditional farmyards and interiors; people busying themselves with daily life.
Uckemark, Brandenburg
Countryside scenery from Uckermark; villages, farmyards and animals; a caravan in a campground.
Berlin Today
Berlin after the joining of the two Germanys; scenes from the street; graffiti; store fronts; people; political emblems; objects of interest.
