

ZDF Aspekte Award
Burkhard Spinnen
Fat Man in the Sea
fiction
244pp
English sample translation (pdf)
Thrilling and cryptic tales by an author who knows how to involve the reader in breath-taking stories, which deal with nothing more than the sinister aspect of everyday life affording the reader a glimpse into the lives of ordinary characters - until the unexpected creates a whirlpool, where no-one emerges unscathed.
Reviews
»What is so highly regarded in English literature by German readers can now be found in Spinnen's short stories: wit and intelligent entertainment.«
Süddeutsche Zeitung
»A significant début.«
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
»With his début Spinnen proves to be a stroke of luck for German literature: His simple and precisely-told-stories open worlds which otherwise remain hidden.«
Berner Zeitung