Dialogues with God
Dialogues with God is a book series with short stories by the German writer and reading stage author Ahne , four volumes of which have been published since 2007, each with an audio CD, on which the storycan be heardin the Berlin dialect . The books are published by Voland & Quist . The short stories could alsobe heardregularly on Radio Eins until 2015.
content
The short stories are about the two interlocutors and good friends God and Ahne, who both live in Berlin. God is God and presents himself as omniscient and never erring. He has many conversations with ancestor , about big philosophical questions like world peace , but also about everyday problems, e.g. B. noisy neighbors, act. Ahne is a man shaped by his GDR past who does not currently have a real job. In addition, Ahne is agnostic and questions the divinity of God as often as he can, with God using the argument “I am God” as a justification. God does not want to abuse his power for ridiculous little things like turning ancestor into an ice cube. Both constantly catch each other with their weaknesses. Ahn's most popular topic is the Second World War , which God, as a just God , should not have allowed. When asked where God was during this time, God replies that he was taking a nap at that point. God sees Ahne's weakness in the fact that he did not revolt against the injustice in the GDR, but was a follower. Other fundamental topics are current political problems such as the Middle East conflict and the question of why God has allowed people to become what they are now.
construction
The dialogues are written in dialogue form. At the beginning, God and ancestors greet each other with “Well God”, “Well”. A conversation develops in which both explain their point of view on the topic addressed or simply listen to the other about his current problem. At the end they say goodbye with “Bye God”, “Bye bye”. But before they really part, Ahne still has something short to say, which God usually no longer responds to.
reception
"In these dialogues, a very unique view of the world develops , ostensibly entertaining, profoundly critical and provocatively questioning."
“Of course the door of humor is wide open when you think of conversations with the Almighty. But Ahne is a smart and clever author who doesn't make it easy for himself. There is the running gag with the Middle East conflict, which God simply cannot cope with, or the amazing and plausible insight that God has nothing to do with religions because he is God. "
bibliography
- Dialogues with God . Voland & Quist, Dresden 2007, ISBN 3-938424-17-6 (with audio CD).
- New conversations with God . Voland & Quist, Dresden 2009, ISBN 978-3-938424-41-4 (with MP3-CD).
- Dialogues with God - Our daily bread . Voland & Quist, Dresden 2011, ISBN 978-3-938424-82-7 (with audio CD).
- Dialogues with God - The Fourth Book . Voland & Quist, Dresden 2014, ISBN 978-3-86391-063-1 (with audio CD).
Web links
- Ahnes homepage
- Dialogues with God. Retrieved May 4, 2015 . (Media library fromrbb)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reviews. Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
- ↑ buecher-magazin.de. Retrieved March 9, 2016 .