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Total „euphancholisch“: der neue Roman von Benedict Wells

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Total „euphancholisch“: der neue Roman von Benedict Wells

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Berliner Morgenpost Mitarbeiter: Peter Zander
Nach einigen Jahren in Barcelona ist Benedict Wells nach Deutschland zurückgezogen und pendelt nun zwischen Bayern und Berlin. Dieses Foto entstand in München.

Nach einigen Jahren in Barcelona ist Benedict Wells nach Deutschland zurückgezogen und pendelt nun zwischen Bayern und Berlin. Dieses Foto entstand in München.

Foto: Sven Hoppe / picture alliance / dpa

Mit „Hard Land“, seinem fünften Roman, ist Benedict Wells ein wunderbares Buch über die schrecklich-schöne Zeit der Pubertät gelungen.

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Der Tod sitzt am Tisch und trinkt Kaffee

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Der lange Weg zu sich selbst

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