by Sibylle Berg · Reclam Philipp Jun. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783150205600
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«Ein paar Leute suchen das Glück und lachen sich tot» is the novel by Sibylle Berg, published by Reclam Philipp Jun. in paperback (192 pages, in German).
The work follows a group of people seeking happiness in their everyday lives; with a precise and sharp gaze, Sibylle Berg portrays contemporary society and interweaves humor and tragedy up to an unexpected ending.
The novel was originally published in 1997; this edition by Reclam Philipp Jun. appeared on May 7, 2019.
For readers of contemporary fiction who want to discover the work with which Sibylle Berg made her name.
Sibylle Berg is a German-Swiss contemporary author, playwright, and member of the European Parliament. They write novels, essays, short fiction, plays, radio plays, and columns. Their 18 books have been translated into 30 languages. They have won numerous awards, including the Thüringer Literaturpreis, the Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis, and the Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis. They have become an iconic figure in German alternative sub-cultures, gaining a large fan base among the LGBT community and the European artistic communities. They live in Switzerland and Israel. Their 2019 work GRM. Brainfuck, a science fiction novel set in a dystopian near future won the Swiss Book Prize and was noticed by The Washington Post. It reached fourth place on the Spiegel Bestseller list, with the sequel, RCE, entering the list as highest entry of the week at place 14. On 1 March 2023 Berg was invited as special guest to open the high-profile Elevate Festival in Graz, Austria.
