Christine Schulz-Reiss Who Was That? » Who Was That? Poets and Philosophers « 12+, January 2009 288 pages, 18.0 x 24.5 cm ISBN 978-3-7855-6357-1 hardcover 19,90 € (D) Rights sold: Chinese (simplified)

To know or not to know… that‘s the question! This new volume in the series “Who was that” introduces in the usual entertaining and well-researched manner some of the most important persons of the literary and philosophical history. Which poet was inspired by rotting apples? Who wanted to pass as a “normal man of the streets” but could not live without his tailored tuxedo? And which feminist activist fell for a man who could have asked her to anything for him?
Christine Schulz-Reiss tells of the people behind the famous books and allows for surprising and captivating insights into their lives.
- compelling and interesting biographies
- beautiful, high-quality book – the perfect present
- fourth volume in the “Who was that?”-series for adolescents and adults alike

Christine Schulz-Reiss was born in 1956. She studied German literature, history, politics and commun...