BOOKS FROM LUXEMBOURG 2020
ÉDITIONS GUY BINSFELD
NOVEL
The Dancing Ones
BOOKS FROM LUXEMBOURG
2020
TOMAS BJØRNSTAD The novel is about life plans and the search for meaning in the midst of a modern society where night is the preferred time of the day. Tomas Bjørnstad, the protagonist of the novel, tells a story about people who are in search of new ways of living, between adaptation and rejection, people who don’t really want to commit themselves but can’t let go either. The Dancing Ones is a text about self-discovery and selfhatred. About lust and escape from conventions, as well as about distress, illness and addiction. The search for meaning and delusion are sometimes indistinguishable.
Genre Novel
Original title Die Tanzenden
Publication date 2019
Price 22.00 €
ISBN 978-99959-42-37-3
Format 13.4 x 21 cm
Language German
Number of pages 272
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Tomas Bjørnstad, born 1984 in Trondheim, lives and works in Luxembourg. The novel Die Tanzenden is his second publication, after the poetry volume Fjorde, also published by Éditions Guy Binsfeld.
“I don’t know how I should feel. Whether I still feel myself at all, whether ‘I’ and ‘myself ’ still have any meaning, whether this heterogeneous crowd, flooded with sound and light, does not dissolve all meaning. Words, sentences, thoughts, islands of snow dissolving in the roar of the morning sun. Is this a nervous breakdown staged as a primaeval or apocalyptic dance or a well-thought-out attempt at self-discovery? No idea. Go and have a look at the exit!”
NOVEL
Voiceless
BOOKS FROM LUXEMBOURG
2020
ANOUK MAHR In a new city and thanks to the blind horse Miracle, 16-year-old Lucinda finds new courage to overcome her mutism. Sixteen-year-old Lucinda suffers from total mutism. After numerous visits to the clinic and home-schooling, she has lost all sense of a normal life. This changes when her family moves to a new town and Lucinda goes back to school. After initial difficulties, she settles in, and with the help of her therapist and new friends, she begins to build a relationship with the blind horse Miracle. Despite some relapses, she learns that she is not alone and decides to fight. But has she overcome the worst of it, or is there a bigger hurdle waiting for her ?
Genre Novel
Original title Lautlos
Publication date 2019
Price 22.00 €
ISBN 978-99959-42-36-6
Format 13.4 x 21 cm
Language German
Number of pages 360
Rights available World Foreign rights contact Stefanie Drews Agency stefanie.drews@orange.fr
© Heiko Riemann
Anouk Mahr, born in 2000, discovered her interest in inventing stories at an early age, which she first drew and later wrote down. When she was 15, she won the 3rd prize in the Prix Laurence literature competition. Besides writing, she enjoys reading, especially youth literature. In her free time, she continues to write texts and poems, takes singing lessons and plays the violin in an ensemble. Lautlos is her debut novel.
“Lucinda doesn’t talk, hasn’t for years. With no one. She used to do it, and how she did. But then it stopped. The therapies so far haven’t changed anything. What is the matter with our daughter? What have we done wrong? While my parents press out these sentimental phrases with their eyes wet from tears, a storm rages inside me, roars up, tears on my inside: Why don’t you SAY something, damn it! Why don’t you say what happened and that I can’t remember?”
NOVEL
All my friends
BOOKS FROM LUXEMBOURG
2020
NORA WAGENER In this novel on a cruise, vacation experiences of several characters are portrayed and reflections on socially relevant topics are made. Alle meine Freunde (All my friends) focuses on the Luxembourgish phenoÂmenon of the Pentecost cruise and portrays the journey from the point of view of several characters, including holidaymakers as well as crew members. They talk about their experiences on the ship, but also about their everyday life, their fears, longings and dreams. Beyond personal reflections and the inner life of the characters, socially relevant topics such as the problems of mass tourism are explored in the novel.
Genre Novel
Original title Alle meine Freunde
Publication date 2020
Price 22.00 â‚Ź
ISBN 978-99959-42-65-6
Format 13.4 x 21 cm
Language German
Number of pages 272
Rights available World Foreign rights contact Stefanie Drews Agency stefanie.drews@orange.fr
© Heiko Riemann
Nora Wagener, born in Luxembourg in 1989, studied creative writing and cultural journalism in Hildesheim. For her literary works, she received numerous awards, including the Manfred-Maurer Literaturpreis, the Hans-Bernhard-Schiff Förderpreis, the 1st prize at the Concours littéraire national in the category Young authors, all of them in 2012, the Prix arts et lettres of the Institut Grand-Ducal in 2014, and the Prix Servais for her short story collection Larven (2016) 2017.
“According to the current state of affairs, cocktail orders are already accepted at this time of the day. Who can turn the lever at lightning speed, as if by magic, from busy to relaxing laziness? Of all the pseudo urgencies that everyday life imposes, one has suffered a deceiving damage: the bad conscience of the idle man.”
Éditions Guy Binsfeld The Éditions Guy Binsfeld were founded by Guy Binsfeld himself in Luxembourg in 1979. Their main principle is versatility, both with regards to the literary genres and the languages of their publications. Their programme includes novels, non-fiction, volumes of poetry, hiking guides, children’s books and corporate books in Luxembourgish, German, English and French. The promotion of young voices is as equally important to them as supporting renowned and award-winning authors. They publish around a dozen books per year; thus guaranteeing that every project pools the team’s commitment and energy by taking the time to develop individual concepts. The high quality end products contribute significantly to the local cultural landscape. The Éditions Guy Binsfeld are united under one roof with the communication and design agency binsfeld. This close link allows them, in addition to publishing literary works, to be a competent partner for realising audiovisual productions, brochures, newsletters and more.
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