Hagena, Katharina
Der Geschmack von Apfelkernen

453 pages, Kiepenheuer & Witsch (2009)
ISBN 9783462041491

A rainbow of summer holiday memories with her grandmother, and the magical stories of her aunts. The novel tells of the women in a family and mixed fates of three generations.

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  Hahn, Anna Katharina
Kürzere Tage

223 pages, Suhrkamp (2009)
ISBN 9783518420577

Stuttgart from another angle: In a high-rise building in the middle of town, different people struggle with their daily existence. One day Marco creates an uproar in the neighborhood.

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Hammersfahr, Petra
Erinnerung an einen Mörder

441 pages, Rowohlt TB (2010)
ISBN 9783499248054

Eight year old Felix survives a bloody family tragedy which claimed the lives of his mother and sister. His father has disappeared. Felix can't remember anything but when he turns 16 memories start to surface...

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Handke, Peter
Die morawische Nacht
547 pages, Suhrkamp (2007)
ISBN 9783518419502

Seven friends meet on a riverboat on the Morawa in the Balkans. A playful, largely autobiographical account of Handke’s life.
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Hanika, Iris
Das Eigentliche

175 pages, btb (2011)
ISBN 9783442741984

Hans Frambach is an archivist. The history of German National Socialism is part of his daily job routine. The horrors of the Holocaust also bother his best friend Graziela. But do the reasons for their unhappiness lie in the present or the past?

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  Hanika, Iris
Treffen sich zwei

238 pages, Droschl (2008)
ISBN 9783854207375

A true love story for the present day about desire and fear. Sex therapists come into play, music, lyrics and classical positions on love. To this you can add alcohol and urine therapy.

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  Heidenreich, Elke; Schroeder, Bernd
Alte Liebe

190 pages, Hanser (2009)
ISBN 9783446233935

Using humourous dialogues, Elke Heidenreich and Bernd Schroeder tell the story of a married couple. But even this couple have to overcome many problems.

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Hein, Jakob
Herr Jensen steigt aus
133 pages, Piper (2006)
ISBN 9783492048576

This is the story of Mr. Jensen who has no friends, is not interested in anything, has never had sex with a woman, has rare contacts with his family and suddenly decides to opt out of society.
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Heldt, Dora
Kein Wort zu Papa

378 pages, DTV (2010)
ISBN 9783423248143

Christine and her sister take a trip to Norderny for a few days to take over the running of a small hotel as a favour for one of Christine's friends. But Christine has no idea of what is in front of her.

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  Heldt, Dora
Tante Inge haut ab

332 pages, Fischer (S.), Frankfurt (2009)
ISBN 9783100035158

A turbulent novel about marriage and new beginnings. When Christine is ready to leave on the long-awaited vacation on Sylt, Aunt Inge suddenly appears. At 64 years she has decided to leave her husband.

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Herrmann, Elisabeth
Die letzte Instanz 
406 pages, Paul List Verlag (2009)
ISBN 9783471350058

„Die letzte Instanz“ (The Final Authority) is a comfortable pub in Berlin and is the centre of this crime fiction. A group of people meet here regularly to discuss justice that they have been unable to find in the courts.

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Herrndorf, Wolfgang
Tschick

253 pages, Rowohlt, Berlin (2010)
ISBN 9783871347108

Two youths. A rust bucket of a Lada. A journey full of detours through an unfamiliar Germany. Shortlisted for the Leipzig Bookfair Prize 2011.

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Hettche, Thomas
Woraus wir gemacht sind
319 pages, Kiepenheuer & Witsch (2006)
ISBN 3462037110

While working on the biography of a Jewish emigrant Niklas Kalf travels together with his wife Liz to New York. Shortly after their arrival Liz is abducted. She can only be released when Kalf obtains material about the Jew’s dark secret.

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Eugen Ruge wins the German Book Prize 2011

His novel “In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts” is an autobiographical story of an East German family and his incredible literary debut.