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Canonical name: Kracht, Christian
Birthdate: 1966-12-29
Gender: male
Nationality: Switzerland
Birthplace: Saanen, Bern, Switzerland
Places of residence: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
France
USA
Canada
New Delhi, India (show all 8)
Bangkok, Thailand
Kathmandu, Nepal
Education: Sarah Lawrence College
Occupations: journalist
scriptwriter
Awards and honors: Hermann-Hesse-Preis (2016)
Wilhelm-Raabe-Preis (2012)
Axel-Springer-Preis für junge Journalisten (1993)

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Imperium : Roman by Christian Kracht

Another award winning book that features a child being raped.it was well written, but I wish I hadn't read it

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cspiwak | 8 other reviews | Mar 6, 2024 |

1979 by Christian Kracht

The first part of the book is mildly interesting. From when he dies through to the end of the adventure with the surveillance cameras it's pretty good, I liked it much more. But then the rest of the book was complete bullshit. This random guy tells the narrator to go to Tibet and walk a round a mountain, AND HE DOES IT! No reason given to him as to why he should go, no reason given to us as to why he decides to do it. The walking to the mountain, and around it, is super boring, even when the narrator joins up with some other people. Finally the Chinese military shows up and arrests everybody, which sounds interesting but quickly fizzles out into nothing. The narrator is put in one of the concentration camps, at some point moves to a different one, and eventually the book ends. THAT'S IT. All told in a boring, lifeless prose. One star extra given for the first half of the book, though it doesn't especially deserve it. I want my week of reading back. … (more)

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blueskygreentrees | 3 other reviews | Jul 30, 2023 |

Imperium : Roman by Christian Kracht

This is a tough book to review. The story is entertaining but it is very wordy, even though it is less than 200 pages long. It is translated into English from its original German, and was written by a Swiss author ( the German language and the Swiss people are not known for their hilarity). No fear that this will ever be a mainstream book especially here in the USA, it could however be a funny movie.

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zmagic69 | 8 other reviews | Mar 31, 2023 |

Faserland. Roman. by Christian Kracht

Ich fand das Buch ziemlich schwach, was vielleicht daran lag, dass mir der Erzähler relativ rasch ziemlich unsympathisch war. Ein ziemlich arroganter Freak, der viele Menschen um ihn herum ziemlich respektlos behandelt.
Irgendwie wartete ich beim Lesen auch darauf, dass noch was passieren würde und war einerseits erstaunt, als ich merkte, dass das Buch zu Ende war, und irgendwie aber auch froh, dass es vorbei war. Schade, ich hatte mir mehr darunter vorgestellt.

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Merano | 2 other reviews | Feb 19, 2023 |

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