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Bas Kast
A Summer’s Tale
Become Who You Are
Published by Diogenes as Das Buch eines Sommers
Original Title: Das Buch eines Sommers

In what was meant to be the best summer of his life, Nicolas had a dream. He wanted to become a writer, like his uncle. Then life got in the way - as did his father’s company, responsibility, meetings and all sorts of obligations. When his uncle died, Nicolas lost the only person who believed in him. But then, in the most unlikely of places, he found the key which helped him to become who he really is.

»Why do so many of us stumble at the task which should actually be the most important one of our lives — to become who we are?«
Bas Kast

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Philosophy, Contemporary Literature
240 pages
2020

978-3-257-07150-4
Bas
Kast

Bas Kast, born in Landau in 1973, wanted to become a neuroscientist, but dedicated himself to writing instead. He went to school in Utrecht, Munich and California, studied psychology and biology in Constance and Bochum, as well as with Marvin Minsky at MIT in Boston. His book The Diet Compass was named ›Science Book of the Year 2018‹ by the German magazine bild der wissenschaft. Bas Kast lives with his family in Rottendorf, Bavaria.

Photo: Gene Glover / © Diogenes Verlag
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Pressezitate

Gala, Hamburg

»Counselling can be compelling too.«

Stern, Hamburg

»In his novel One Summer’s Book, Bas Kast tells of Nicolas’s search for himself, among life’s constraints and buried dreams.«

Jutta Duhm-Heitzmann
WDR3, Cologne

»A summer’s tale, but one to be enjoyed in autumn too.«

Britta Heidemann
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, Essen

»Bas Kast’s voice is so fresh, lively and carefree that this book – a reminder of what really matters – is a delight.«

Nils Minkmar
Spiegel Bestseller, Hamburg

»But one can practise reflection. And the reading of this enchanting book is a good starting point.«

Johannes Simon
WDR, Cologne

»It [the book] doesn’t supply easy answers to life’s great questions. But it does make you think, and the uplifting story is a joy to read.«

Manuela Haselberger
Freie Presse, Chemnitz

»Bas Kast has achieved the masterful feat of making something complex feel light.«

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