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Jörg Fauser

You Just Cling On to What You’ve Got

Letters to Parents

Published by Diogenes as Man hängt halt so an dem, was man hat

Original Title: Man hängt halt so an dem, was man hat

At the age of twelve, he was fulminating about a writer in a letter to his father. Before he even turned fourteen, he raved about a young SPD party member while discussing a meeting of the federal parliament: ›Helmut Schmidt from Hamburg! He was brilliant! Captivating!‹
Each letter reveals a new facet of Jörg Fauser: far-sighted observer, passionate writer, incorruptible journalist and loving and rebellious son.

»I’ll be there next Thursday evening, unless advised otherwise. Fare (ten marks is enough) would be gratefully received.«
Jörg Fauser

Letters and Conversations
464 pages
2023

978-3-257-07163-4

Jörg

Fauser

Jörg Fauser (1944 – 1987) was born near Frankfurt. After dropping out of university, he spent some years living in Istanbul and London, making a living in office jobs, as an airport worker and night watchman, among other things. In 1974, he switched to writing. His novels, poems, newspaper articles and short stories occupy an exceptional position in German literature. Jörg Fauser died in an accident on a motorway near Munich on the night after his birthday.

»At first, I didn’t want to become a professional writer, I just wanted to write. I imagined a normal existence while producing a few eternal things on the side.«
Jörg Fauser

Photo: Fauser Archiv

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Daniel Dubble
NZZ, Zurich

»Jörg Fauser is an eternal insider tip and is one of the most unknown among the forgotten authors.«

Daniel Dubble
NZZ, Zurich

»These letters are as engaging to read as an entertaining novel, but with a serious and authentic backdrop.«

Frank Schäfer
Rolling Stone, Berlin

»Fauser's reissued Letters to Parents are a stroke of luck for Fauser philology.«

Frank Schäfer
Rolling Stone, Berlin

»His stoic stamina, his resilience, but also his almost inhuman zeal for work are testimonies to a genuine passion, which made Fauser a role model for the alternative scene.«

Philipp Haibach
derFreitag, Berlin

»Together, the letters create a fascinating portrait of a meticulous worker, not a dreamer. Even though intoxication and drunkenness catapulted him into dream worlds.«