Can your name change the course of your life? Florence Knapp and Anna Schudt on The Names
“The best debut novel in years”, raved The Sunday Times. “Wildly original and emotionally profound”, wrote The Observer. And The Times described it as: “moving, evocative and utterly convincing”. A small town in England, 1987: Cora and her nine-year-old daughter are heading out to register the birth of her son. Her husband Gordon insists on naming the boy after himself, an old family tradition. But is it right to name the child after her brutal husband? Or should she call him Bear, the name his sister chose? Or Julian, her own preference, because she believes this is a name that will allow him to grow into his own person? Florence Knapp’s novel The Names is a moving, hopeful story about three names, three versions of a life and the endless possibilities that a single decision can set in motion. German text: Anna Schudt; host: Bernhard Robben
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Anna Schudt
Anna Schudt was born in 1974 in Konstanz. After training at the… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
Florence Knapp
Florence Knapp has written a non-fiction book on quilting and… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
Bernhard Robben
Born in 1955 in Haselünne, Bernhard Robben is a presenter and … This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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