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Peter Kurzeck

Peter Kurzeck - A Visitor and Over Ice

Peter Kurzeck’s books Als Gast (‘A Visitor’) and Übers Eis (‘Over Ice’) are part of his autobiographical project. His detailed description of reality sets flowing a beautiful stream of memories, sensations and associations. Going beyond autobiography, a poetic story of a city and a time unfolds.

A Visitor (Part 1)

At the end of the morning, or in the afternoon at two, at half-two, at three (sometimes the sun came out in the afternoon), or just before the shops close, going down Grüneburg Weg. At least once a day. More ...

A Visitor (Part 2)

And then, afterwards, a few days later. You set off again in the afternoon. Still early. It’s March. Light for ages yet. On the way a telephone box with a view. First Sibylle and Carina, then Jürgen, but nobody picks up. And on through the Westend districtMore ...

A Visitor (Part 3)

In front of the Römer, its old houses, crowds of people, Frankfurt’s citizens, know-it-alls. Frankfurters from the Sachsenhausen part of town, who don’t exactly know how they ended up on this side of the Rhine and when and how they did. More ...

Over Ice (Winter)

On Saturday morning the flea market with her. It was ice-cold, the coldest day of the year. Even too cold to smoke, but on the other hand a chain-smoker and the ember alive. More ...

Over Ice (Frankfurt Time)

At one fifteen pm, a quarter past one. Without his watch! Best here by the side entrance. Always five steps back and forth, not letting himself get distracted by anything and every so often, briefly, at the clock over there on Theater Platz. An official clock.More ...

Over Ice (Christmas Time)

In the Fressgass, a tramp. Drunk. Right in front of Café Schwille. Sitting on the paving stones and has finished all his bevvies.More ...

Frankfurt: Literary Strolls - (October Again)

October again. You leave the house. In the morning, still early. The street is wet. You leave the house and have to stop and stand, autumn is so much in the air. More ...