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Eine fulminante Reise in ein versunkenes Land: Clemens Meyer betrachtet eine Büste Christa Wolfs, die vor ihm steht, und beginnt ein großes Gespräch mit der Verstorbenen über die Literatur der DDR, über die ungeheure Bedeutung, die das Lesen damals hatte, über die Visionen und Träume der Schriftsteller und wie sie Wirklichkeit werden sollten. Ist nicht schon der Titel seines ersten Romans "Als wir träumten" dem Werk Christa Wolfs entnommen? Wie viel in seinem Leben, seinem Schreiben verdankt Clemens Meyer der Literatur der DDR. Was für Größen gab es da, was für Leben, was für Bücher.

Deon Meyer is a South African thriller novelist, described by The Times as 'One of the sharpest thriller writers around'. Deon's novels are international best sellers, translated into 28 different languages whose novels have won literary prizes all over the world and film rights to seven of his novels have been optioned or sold. The Fever, Deon's latest book is a gripping thriller that is a searing story of a group of people determined to carve a city out of chaos, and he visits the Audible Studios to tell us more about it.

The year is 1957. Four-year-old Paul Ecke sits timidly at a foreign kitchen table, eating the first inferior meal of many in a foster home. Longing for his beloved mother, he sees her only on short weekend visits that grow more infrequent over time, as she tries unsuccessfully to hide a nervous breakdown along with yet another growing pregnancy. Despite - or perhaps because of - the emotional angst, complicated sexual identity issues, and deep loss he experiences, Paul cultivates a profound gift of creative genius.