Literary Reading
Norman Ohler is a novelist and film maker. In 1995 he published the first hypertext-novel world-wide: "Die Quotenmaschine", a detective story set in New York. In 2001, his acclaimed Berlin-novel "Mitte" was published, followed by a story about Johannesburg called "Ponte City" in 2002. In 2004, Ohler was writer-in-residence in Ramallah, and wrote his "Ramallah-Blog". In 2008, Ohler co-wrote "Palermo Shooting", a film by Wim Wenders. In 2015, Ohler’s first non-fiction book „Der totale Rausch“ appeared. It was translated as „Blitzed - Drugs in Nazi Germany“ by Allen Lane (Penguin Randomhouse). „Blitzed“ is a New York Times bestseller, currently translated into 28 languages. In 2017, Ohler’s fourth novel appeared in Germany: „Die Gleichung des Lebens“.
Quotes from fellow writers and press about „Blitzed“:
„An astonishing account that changes what we know about the Second World War.“ The Guardian
„Very good and extremely interesting … a serious piece of scholarship very well-researched.“ Ian Kershaw
„A fascinating, most extraordinary revelation.“ BBC World News
“It explains a huge amount. A remarkable work of research.“ Antony Beevor
The reading of Norman Ohler is an element of the event series "Literature in Focus"
Norman Ohler will be reading extracts of his books at the Goethe-Institut on 17. January 2018 at 06:00 p.m. Following a discussion with the author.
The reading of Norman Ohler is a part of the event series
"Literature in Focus".
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