Ferdinand von Schirach
Ferdinand von Schirach was born in Munich in 1964, and has worked as a defence lawyer for twenty years. He published his first book at the age of 45 and has since published various short stories, novels, essays and plays. Ferdinand von Schirach’s books have been translated into more than 40 languages, and have sold millions of copies worldwide. He lives in Berlin.
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Coffee and Cigarettes
'Marvellously unpredictable . . . by the end of the book you wish it was twice as long' (Daily Telegraph) How does the legacy of…
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Guilt
'Devastating and fascinating' New York Times 'Ice-cool, effortlessly classy prose' Observer A group of respectable family men are charged with the brutal murder of a…
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Crime
'Mesmerising and utterly absorbing' New York Times 'A magnificent storyteller' Der Spiegel A retired small-town doctor takes a garden axe to his cruel wife. A…
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Punishment
'Cool, meticulously crafted and mordantly amusing' Irish Times 'A chilling insight into a flawed justice system' Daily Mail A young lawyer puts aside her sense…