Das Schwarzlicht-Terrarium (lit. 'The Black Light Terrarium') is a 2000 novel by the German writer Thor Kunkel. Set in the late 1970s in the run-down Frankfurt district of Gallus, nicknamed Kamerun, it follows a number of eccentrics and petty criminals, to a backdrop of drug research and American influence. It was Kunkel's debut novel and published by Rowohlt Verlag.[1][2]
| Author | Thor Kunkel |
|---|---|
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Rowohlt Verlag |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Pages | 640 |
| ISBN | 9783499226465 |
A chapter from the book was awarded the Ernst-Willner-Preis in 1999. Critics described the book as a German answer to the film Pulp Fiction.[3]
References
edit- ^ Weidermann, Volker (25 April 2001). "Der Gentext-Virtuose". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Nur dem Sieger wedelt die Kuh". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 18 September 2000. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Hinz, Martina (30 April 2001). "Thor Kunkel". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2024.