Christian Kracht is a Swiss novelist whose books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. His previous novels include Faserland, 1979, and I Will Be Here in Sunshine and in Shadow.
Imperium was the recipient of the Wilhelm Raabe literature prize.
Photo Credit: Frauke Finsterwalder and Håkan Liljemärker
Christian Kracht is a Swiss novelist whose books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. His previous novels include Faserland, 1979, and I Will Be Here in Sunshine and in Shadow.
Imperium was the recipient of the Wilhelm Raabe literature prize.
Photo Credit: Frauke Finsterwalder and Håkan Liljemärker
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