THE YELLOW ELEPHANT

  • 40,000 copies sold!
  • Heinz Strunk's novels Es ist immer so schön mit dir and Ein Sommer in Niendorf were nominated for the German Book Prize, hit the Spiegel bestseller list for weeks and sold 230,000 copies altogether!

Heinz Strunk’s world is similar to ours in many ways. But in his books, the everyday is full of surprises, wonder and horror. The stories in this book tell of a senior citizens’ organisation called “Willingly Over the Cliff”, and of a road trip into prehistory. Three characters experience their own personal descents into hell: one is an expert appearing on a programme hosted by Markus Lanz, another is a farmer in the city, and the other is a tourist having a Thai massage on the beach. Some of the texts sound like newspaper reports, others resemble horror stories, others are in the form of letters, and one even features bullet points. But they are all original, funny, radical and unmistakably Heinz Strunk.

“The most exciting writer of contemporary German literature alive today.” Spiegel Online
“We, too, are just the hint of a hint. We’ve heard of such things. But I don’t know anyone else who can write like Strunk. Compelling, mysterious, funny.” Deutschlandfunk

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Hardcover
  • Release: 13.06.2023
  • ISBN: 978-3-498-00350-0
  • 208 Pages
  • Author: Heinz Strunk

Awards

  • 2025: Shortlist - Thomas-Valentin-Literaturpreis der Stadt Lippstadt

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Heinz Strunk

The musician, actor and writer Heinz Strunk was born in Bevensen in 1962. He is a founding member of the comedy trio Studio Braun. His book Meat Is My Ve g has sold half a million copies. It has since been adapted into a prize-winning radio play, an operetta at the Hamburger Schauspielhaus and also a feature film. The Golden Glove topped the bestseller lists for months and was nominated for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize 2016. In 2016, he received the Wilhelm Raabe Prize. Es ist immer so schön mit dir and Ein Sommer in Niendorf were both nominated for the German Book Prize. His latest publication is Kein Geld Kein Glück Kein Sprit.