Tag Archives: Ulrike Edschmid

Levys Testament by Ulrike Edschmid

Posted on November 12, 2021 by mandywight

Reading Ulrike Edschmid’s latest novel has been a bit like settling down for a chat with an old friend: I’m a fan of her work and have enjoyed her previous novels, The disappearance of Philip S., My mother’s lovers, and … Continue reading →

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A man who falls – Ein Mann, der faellt- by Ulrike Edschmid

Posted on May 30, 2017 by mandywight

This is the story of a man who falls from a ladder while decorating his flat and suffers life changing injuries. At first diagnosed as paraplegic by the doctors, he regains some feeling and movement but is permanently disabled. Related … Continue reading →

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Die Liebhaber meiner Mutter- My mother’s lovers- by Ulrike Edschmid -with Sample Translation!

Posted on December 23, 2014 by mandywight

Imagine growing up in an old castle in a remote part of Germany, a tiny village huddled in a narrow valley in one direction and the impenetrable forests of the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales in the other. This was the … Continue reading →

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Das Verschwinden des Philip S.- The disappearance of Philip S.

Posted on September 9, 2014 by mandywight

This book, not yet translated into English, is a ‘Roman’- a novel- by Ulrike Edschmid, about the young man Philip S and his slide from radical art student of the late 1960s into an underground political activist. Though categorised as … Continue reading →

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