Early Disturbance is the story of a son’s guilt-ridden and unresolved attachment to his mother, a story of the sort that only Hans-Ulrich...
Hans-Ulrich Treichel tells the story of Franz, whose life is weighed down by his pathological attachment to his mother. Mother, mother: he simply cannot shake that constant buzzing in his head. Not on his therapist’s couch, not in Berlin, his childhood home, not while travelling, not in his relationship with Andrea.
Early Disturbance is the story of a son’s guilt-ridden and unresolved attachment to his mother, a story of the sort that only Hans-Ulrich Treichel can tell: sad, funny, and painfully ironic.
»Treichel is an elegant storyteller, who tackles life’s indignities with a generous sense of humour« taz
Hans-Ulrich Treichel was born in Versmold, Westphalia, in 1952. He now lives in Berlin and Leipzig and was professor of German Literature at the University of Leipzig. His works have been translated into 28 languages.
Hans-Ulrich Treichel was born in Versmold, Westphalia, in 1952. He now lives in Berlin and Leipzig and was professor of German Literature at the...
To be like Erik just once! That’s what Andreas has always wanted, and that’s why he has been trying to make friends with Erik – always polite, enviably relaxed, but ultimately unapproachable –...
France (Gallimard)
Daybreak leads into the centre of Hans-Ulrich Treichel’s writings, up and close to the pain points of loss and forlornness. This is the powerful, doleful story of a woman who...
France (Gallimard)
France (Gallimard)
France (Gallimard), Poland (Czytelnik)
France (Gallimard)
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