/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.885732]

Sup, /lit/izens.
Does /lit/ have an opinion on Walter Moers?
Pic related, it's my favourite book.

[Anonymous No.885739]

I've read most of his books in German.
Even though he takes mostly everything from Gottfried Benn in terms of structure etc. (For Example: Der Schreckenmeister is a more-or-less retelling of Spiegel, das Kätzchen) it is still the only fantasy lit I can stand.
He has a very rich fantasy, his language is not that outstanding, but still good books to read. Easy, too, always good for a train ride.

[Anonymous No.885744]

>>885739
Spiegel, das Kätzchen isn't from Benn, it's from Gottfried Keller who also wrote "Kleider machen Leute".
(OP is, of course, german too)

I don't see many parallels between Moers and Keller or even Benn.
Of course, Der Schrecksenmeister ("The alchemaster's apprentice" in english) is a retelling of Spiegel, das Kätzchen. But he always said that it would be.

[Anonymous No.885805]

This is one of my favorite books of all time.

[Anonymous No.885839]

>>885805
I also love it. But, in my opinion, some things are easier to understand when you already know Rumo.