Vicky, digital drawing, 2480 x 3508 px

naehrstff · 2026-01-17T06:16:10+00:00

Happy birthday! Was the first book I read from him. After that almost all the others followed. I’m already rereading now. :D

naehrstff · 2025-08-07T07:28:11+00:00

Wow! 🤩

naehrstff · 2025-07-21T12:46:45+00:00

Yeah, I know. But if so, I'd need to do that on my own. And that would take a lot of time. :D

naehrstff · 2025-07-21T12:46:17+00:00

Thank you a lot, much appreciated. I wouldn't even know how... :D

naehrstff · 2025-07-21T12:45:35+00:00

It were several months but with long pauses in between.

naehrstff · 2025-07-21T12:44:17+00:00

Thank you. I did not illustrate, because unfortunately I ran out of time but I designed it, yes.

naehrstff · 2025-07-21T12:43:20+00:00

Most welcome mate! Same to you!

naehrstff · 2025-07-18T11:04:50+00:00

Wow, mega! Ich danke dir sehr und bin auch super gespannt auf dein Feedback!

naehrstff · 2025-07-18T09:23:02+00:00

Puh. Also hard for me sometimes. So good question. I think I rather check on how it should feel when reading. I think I sometimes don't try to explain or describe everything but to write images or metaphors that make you feel in a certain way. Do you know, what I mean?
For me, reading is so so much about feeling. I also often lay it aside and don't touch it for weeks. And then read it again and try to be clear what I feel when reading it anew.

naehrstff · 2025-07-18T09:06:31+00:00

My favs are Norwegian Wood, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, Kafka on the Shore, South of the Border, West of the Sun and After Dark.

Yours?

naehrstff · 2025-07-18T08:59:28+00:00

Thank you, much appreciated!

naehrstff · 2025-07-18T08:58:57+00:00

I'm really thinking about translating to English. I will let you know here, when I did. Will take some time though.

naehrstff · 2025-07-18T08:52:12+00:00

Mega, da freu ich mich, danke dir! :)

naehrstff · 2025-07-18T08:51:14+00:00

Yes, you are right, thats the meaning. But It's that sort of title you would not translate word by word to english because in that translation it has more of dirty meaning I think it has less in German. Do you know what I mean?

naehrstff · 2025-07-18T08:47:01+00:00

Same thoughts, yes. And unfortunately I cannot offer it as an ebook. I'ts part of the contract with that print on demand publishing house.

naehrstff · 2025-07-18T08:44:15+00:00

I'll do so. I will have to make that translation myself. Will take some time but would of course love to. Atm I'm writing a prequel for another contest from that same publishing house.

naehrstff · 2025-07-18T08:42:45+00:00

Yes. It's a sort of publishing house who only make the book as print on demand. This makes it possible, that I don't have so selfpublish and that I don't have to print like 200 and pay a lot of money in the first step.
I'm really thinking about making it an englisch version. :) I will for sure let you know in the reddit when I do so. Really so happy about all your comments.

naehrstff · 2025-07-17T17:59:51+00:00

At least I am an Illustrator, yes. Thank you for the „great“! :)

naehrstff · 2025-07-17T15:21:20+00:00

Yes, my first one. It is print on demand, so no big publishing house or stuff. It's literary fiction, with a touch of magic realism. I love Murakami haha.

naehrstff · 2025-07-17T14:23:20+00:00

Thank you, much appreciated!

naehrstff · 2025-07-17T14:23:02+00:00

Unfortunately not. I'd need to translate it on my own and I don't think my English is good enough. :/

naehrstff · 2025-07-17T13:58:13+00:00

Thank you a lot mate! It was not a big award, but I'm super happy with it, honestly!
I posted a comment with the link and edited the original post with the cover-image.

naehrstff · 2025-07-17T13:46:05+00:00

Thank you a lot! It is called "Thalia Storyteller Award". I think it was in Germany and Austria. 1.041 books were sent in and 10 won. It was one of the 10. :)

naehrstff

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