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Christian Schünemann | Der Bruder | English Title: The Brother<br>Novel, 288 Pages

Novel, Paperback
288 Pages
Published in May 2008

ISBN 978-3-257-23723-8
€ (D) 8.90 / (A) 9.20
sFr 15.90*
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Christian Schünemann
Der Bruder

English Title: The Brother

›Unexpected‹ is the title of the picture by Ilja Repin that the hairdresser just admired in Moscow, and likewise the visit of a man, who shows up at his Munich salon, is also unexpected. Jakob Zimmermann, mid thirties, penniless painter, claims to be his half brother. Who is Jakob – a legacy hunter or a slightly covered dark spot in the Prinz family history? Only after some turbulence, which Tomas goes through in his family and his hair salon, is his mother willing to welcome Jakob to her Christmas dinner in Zurich. And Tomas’ boy-friend, Aljoscha, wants to prepare a wonderful surprise for the new brother with connections in the art world. But everything turns out otherwise, and the hairdresser makes a terrible discovery.

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»This novel is an unlikely beast indeed ... The book’s style is a mix of high whimsy and irony as light as whipped cream. It is frolicsome and fun but can also achieve darker and more serious tones, and sometimes genuine pathos. The first in the series was warmly praised by the literary editor of the ›Süddeutsche Zeitung‹, Ijoma Mangold, and this, the second, matches it in punch and charm. Tomas Prinz’s salon is an intriguing venue, and you’re certain to get a good cut there.«New Books in German

»Our favourite hairdresser combs through the world of crime again ... Like Schünemann’s first Thomas-Prinz-novel (›The Hairdresser‹), ›The Brother‹ is full of loving details ... With Thomas Prinz, Schünemann has created a character that is wholly fascinating yet not too closely defined – the best prerequisite for many sequels.«Süddeutsche Zeitung

»Everything the hairdresser does, he does with elegant perfection. Just like his creator Christian Schünemann.« NDR

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