Book tips for Walter Moers
Der Fönig
Frankfurt : Eichborn, 2002. 64 pages. ISBN 3821829478
Der Fönig doesn’t only distort the world of fairytales, but also the German language. Out of sheer boredom, the king commands that in his kingdom the letters K and F should be swapped, which means that the king (König) is now the ‘fing’ (Fönig). But the situation gets out of hand...
Das kleine Arschloch
Frankfurt : Eichborn, 2005. 24 pages. ISBN 382183000X
‘The little asshole’ is a precocious young brat and no one is safe from his disrespectful attacks. He insults young and old, men and women, and doesn’t skimp on the cheek and obscenities.
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