![]() ![]() What is it, that causes us to feel at home in certain places? Has this to do with experiences while a child? What role do such places have in fiction and literature?īy sheer chance, I noticed the area around Heidelberg plays a role in several books by the author. The third part takes "Heimat" as its theme. ![]() "Mephisto", by the way, was published in the end and turned into a film. He compares the fate of "Mephisto" and another German novel which used real, recognizable people and were banned from publication. But how to use one's own experiences involving other people? Schlink admits he finds it difficult and mentions how personal experiences influence his (and other authors') writing. It seems readers questioned or challenged the author about love affairs he describes in his thrillers and other fiction, like "The Reader". The second part tries to answer questions about sex and love in fiction. ![]() But can a writer actually describe truths? Many students will likely remember discussions about versimilitude and its role in the development of the novel. ![]() Can a writer really describe reality, truth? For many claim literature should come as near as possible to reality, describe truth. The first interesting question and part deals with truth. Bernhard Schlink poses and tries to answer questions on writing and in some cases certain films. So it is a small booklet and divided in three parts or themes. Actually, this was a lecture the author gave in 2010. ![]()
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