Lit in Translation

Christian Kracht

Born 1966 · Germany, Switzerland

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Deutscher Buchpreis 2021 · Shortlist

    Eurotrash

    Eurotrash

    Christian Kracht · 55 when first published

    Novel · 209 pages · Family, Autofiction, Satire

    AI-generated summary:Twenty-five years after he wandered through Germany, the same narrator sets out on a new journey into the abyss of his own family, whose history keeps crossing that of his country.

  • In English

    Schweizer Buchpreis 2016 · Winner

    The Dead

    Die Toten

    Christian Kracht · 50 when first published

    Novel · 208 pages · Historical

    AI-generated summary:Berlin in the early 1930s. A Swiss film director tries to persuade the UFA tycoon Alfred Hugenberg to finance a horror film, to be shot in Japan, where Masahiko Amakasu is plotting against Hollywood.