Born 1972 · Germany
Deutscher Buchpreis 2018 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“God of the Barbarians”
Stephan Thome · 46 when first published
Novel · 715 pages · Historical, War
AI-generated summary:In the mid-19th century, a Christian rebel movement spreads terror across China. A German missionary who wants to help modernise the empire is caught between the lines of a war in which he risks losing everything he values.
Deutscher Buchpreis 2012 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Centrifugal Forces”
Stephan Thome · 40 when first published
Novel · 473 pages · Family, Love
AI-generated summary:Hartmut Hainbach, a philosophy professor in his late fifties, has everything, yet is not happy: his wife has moved to Berlin, their daughter keeps her distance, and university reforms have spoiled his work. Then he is offered a change of career.
Deutscher Buchpreis 2009 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Boundary Walk”
Stephan Thome · 37 when first published
Novel · 453 pages · Love
AI-generated summary:Every seven years, the small town of Bergenstadt in Hesse celebrates Grenzgang, a three-day festival of walking the town's boundaries. The festival brings people from Berlin and Cologne back to the provinces in pursuit of happiness.