Vacation with donkey

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Vacation with Donkey is a German-language novel by Michael Gantenberg . It tells the story of a West German high school teacher who is on vacation in the Uckermark (a region in the north of Brandenburg). The book was published by Scherz Verlag in 2011 . In the same year the corresponding audio book appeared, which was spoken by Bastian Pastewka . In September 2011, it was ranked 11th on the Spiegel audio book bestseller list .

A reading tour for the book led through the Witten house , among other places . Gantenberg himself lived in Witten for many years .

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Because his wife Karin wants it that way, the main character Björn Keppler is not going on holiday in Italy with her this year, but is hiking alone with a donkey named Friedhelm through the Uckermark. The donkey often doesn't want to be like Björn, and Björn would rather be somewhere else. After a while Björn gets to know Sabine, whom he calls "the voice". She is also traveling with a donkey called Inge. During a thunderstorm, Björn and Sabine meet a former inmate named Markus, also with a donkey. Meanwhile Björn solves his relationship problems with Karin. At some point Björn buys Friedhelm the donkey. At the end of the story he insists that Karin should also come to the Uckermark.

Reviews

“Actually, I'm a bit allergic to funny vacation books, but Michael Gantenberg's novel" Vacation with Donkey "is really funny. [...] His trip becomes an involuntary self-discovery vacation, because the teacher has not exactly developed into a lovable person in recent years. That is why his marriage is in crisis. Björn is accompanied by the donkey Friedhelm, which seems to be a new trend, with the aim of slowing down. The two meet different people and Björn learns to resolve conflicts. Despite the very entertaining situation comedy , the tone is never sweet, but also makes you think. "

- Berliner Morgenpost

"The self-discovery trip about himself and his marriage - always with a donkey named Friedhelm - has in part something of Hape Kerkeling's search for meaning in" I'll be gone ", contains intelligent little philosophies, many understandable thoughts about relationships and lots of delicious word choices by the author"

- Books magazine

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fischer Verlage - Urlaub mit Esel , accessed on January 21, 2013
  2. ↑ Bastian Pastewka reads Urlaub mit Esel by Michael Gantenberg , accessed on January 21, 2013
  3. ^ Spiegel bestseller audio book, September 2011 , accessed on January 21, 2013
  4. ↑ Interview: Michael Gantenberg: "I'm looking forward to Witten" - Ruhr Nachrichten , October 25, 2011
  5. ↑ Berliner Morgenpost - Online - accessed on January 21, 2013
  6. ↑ Books Magazine - accessed January 21, 2013