Taboo (European Literature Days 2022)

"Taboo" was the second novel by Ferdinand von Schirach. Using the example of the life story of the installation artist Sebastian von Eschburg, Tabu addresses the question of guilt, innocence and apology. Schirach's language and style are captivating. With only a few descriptions of externals, Schirach makes the protagonists visible and gives them contours. You won't want to put the book down and unexpected twists and turns make it interesting. The end of the book conveys hope and confidence. We give the author credit for that.

The Vietnamese version was published by the Publishing House Sao Bac.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ferdinand von Schirach (* 1964, Munich) is a German writer and lawyer. Der Spiegel called Ferdinand von Schirach a "great storyteller", the New York Times an "extraordinary stylist", the Independent compared him to Kafka and Kleist, the Daily Telegraph named him "one of the most distinctive voices in European literature". The collections of stories »Crime«, »Guilt« and »Punishment« as well as the novels »Der Fall Collini« and »Tabu« are international bestsellers that have sold millions of times. Ferdinand von Schirach has received many literary prizes. He lives in Berlin.

ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR

Le Quang (*1956, Hanoi) studied and worked in Germany from 1974 to 2001. He supports the Vietnamese German dialogue as an interpreter and beyond that he has translated over 40 books from German.