THE UNDERTAKER'S DIARY - Death Is My Job: Stories from a Unique Profession

Life with death: fascinating insights into the daily life of Germany’s best-known undertaker.

An unusual look at the professional handling of death - through the eyes of Germany’s best-known undertaker. Luis Bauer has been explaining his profession on social media for several years; here he tells how he came to it and what it means to spend your childhood among coffins.

Although it concerns us all, death is still a taboo subject - a heaviness that Luis Bauer removes with his book. The 19-year-old undertaker and thanatopractor knows no fear of contact with the dead. He grew up in the family’s funeral home and was virtually surrounded by the deceased from childhood.

Today, caring for the deceased is his profession and his vocation, for he wants society to treat death and dying differently, too. That is why he tells his story: on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, where nearly 2 million people now follow him, interested in what happens behind the scenes of a funeral home - and why a young person chose this unusual job.

Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
Release: 19.06.2026
ISBN: 978-3-499-01870-1
224 Pages
Authors: Luis BauerKatharina Worsch

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Luis Bauer

Luis Bauer , born in Fürth in 2005, works as a thanatopractor in his father’s funeral home. For years, he has been reporting on his work on social media. His first book, in which he answered questions from his followers, was published in 2022.

Katharina Worsch