by Christoph Hein · Suhrkamp Verlag · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783518399767
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«Der fremde Freund / Drachenblut» is the short novel (Novelle) by Christoph Hein, published by Suhrkamp Verlag in paperback, 180 pages, in German.
The story follows Claudia, a young doctor in the GDR who observes her surroundings with detachment while trying to find her place in an oppressive society. Through her relationships and a friendship that turns into betrayal, the novel portrays loneliness, lack of communication, and the struggle for individual freedom.
The work was originally published in 1982; this Suhrkamp Taschenbuch edition appeared in 2002.
Suitable as school reading and for those interested in twentieth-century German literature.
Christoph Hein is a German author and translator. He grew up in the town Bad Düben near Leipzig. Being a clergyman's son and thus not allowed to attend the Erweiterte Oberschule (EOS) in the GDR, he received secondary education at a gymnasium in the western part of Berlin. After his Abitur he jobbed inter alia as assembler, bookseller and assistant director. From 1967 to 1971 Hein studied philosophy in Leipzig and Berlin. Upon graduation, he became a dramatic adviser at the Volksbühne in Berlin, where he worked as a resident writer from 1974. Since 1979 Hein has worked as a freelance writer.
