Timm, Uwe 1940-

In my brother's shadow : a life and death in the SS by Uwe Timm ( Book )
38 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,056 libraries worldwide
The German novelist chronicles the short life and untimely death of his older brother Karl, who joined the SS and was killed on the Russian front, leaving his family to grapple with his absence. A renowned German novelist's memoir of his brother, who joined the SS and was killed at the Russian front. Uwe Timm was only two years old when in 1942 his older brother, Karl Heinz, announced to his family he had volunteered for service with an elite squadron of the German army, the SS Totenkopf Division, also known as Death's Heads. Little more than a year later Karl Heinz was injured in battle at the Russian front, his legs amputated, and a few weeks after that he died in a military hospital. To their father, Karl Heinz's death only served to immortalize him as the courageous one, the obedient one, the one who upheld the family honor. His childhood was marked by the mythology of his brother's lost life; his absence-the hole he left in the family-just as palpable as if he were still alive. His mother's sadness and his father's rage over the loss of Karl Heinz ultimately defined Uwe's relationship with his parents. But while they eulogized the boy, Uwe wondered: who really had his brother been? The life and death of his older brother has haunted Uwe Timm for more than sixty years. His parents' silence was one of the most painful aspects of his family history. Not even after the war ended, and details of unspeakable horrors emerged, did his parents ever acknowledge Germany's guilt and Karl Heinz's role in it. They simply said: We didn't know. After the deaths of his parents and older sister Timm set out in search of answers. Using military reports, letters, family photos and cryptic entries from a diary his brother kept during the war, he began to piece together the picture, discovering his brother's story is not just that of one man, but the tragedy of an entire generation. In the Shadow of My Brother is a meditation on German history and guilt, one that is both nuanced and measured.

The invention of curried sausage by Uwe Timm ( Book )
54 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 709 libraries worldwide
To learn the origin of this popular German sidewalk food, the narrator tracks down Lena Bruckner in a retirement home in Hamburg. And, yes, it was her invention, but it's a long story, one which he cajoles from her over teas. It all started in April 1945 when she met, seduced and held captive a young deserter. The war over, the lover escaped and Lena went into business. That's where the sausage comes in.

Midsummer night by Uwe Timm ( Book )
20 editions published between 1996 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 552 libraries worldwide
While researching for a magazine article on the potato, a writer tours Berlin, meeting its colorful inhabitants. They range from a woman who performs telephone sex to an East German soldier turned capitalist entrepreneur.

Headhunter by Uwe Timm ( Book )
18 editions published between 1991 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 512 libraries worldwide
The first thing to be said about Uwe Timm's novel Headhunter, as every one of the many outstanding reviews on its publication in Germany noted, is that it is a thoroughly engrossing book - "gripping and entertaining from beginning to end" (FAZ). The second thing is that Timm, with a wonderfully light and precise touch, has created a multi-layered, multi-faceted book that addresses the times we live in and, most particularly, the role of money and the financial cannibalism of recent years. The narrator Peter Walter is a charmer, a master storyteller who has used that skill to siphon off millions from clients hoping to strike it rich on the commodities market. Escaping to Spain on the day his trial verdict is to come down, he intends to devote himself to his hobby, study of Easter Island. But a detective is on the trail of the missing millions, and Walter's uncle, an established author, is planning to use Walter's life story in a novel. Walter sets out to write his own intriguing autobiography - from his childhood in Hamburg's red-light district to his success in the world of high finance.

Morenga by Uwe Timm ( Book )
22 editions published between 1978 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 467 libraries worldwide
Een Duitse veearts doet verslag van de guerilla-oorlog van de inheemse stammen van Zuid-West Afrika tegen hun Duitse overheersers in de jaren 1904-1907.

The snake tree by Uwe Timm ( Book )
25 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 376 libraries worldwide
Een progressieve Westduitse ingenieur wordt bij een ontwikkelingssamenwerkingsproject in zuidelijk Afrika op de proef gesteld.

Rot : Roman by Uwe Timm ( Book )
18 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in German and Italian and held by 272 libraries worldwide
"Rot erzählt vom Jazzkritiker und Beerdigungsredner Thomas Linde, von seiner Liebesaffaire mit der Lichtdesignerin Iris, von Aschenberger, der tot ist und die Siegessäule sprengen wollte, von den Hoffnungen und W ünschen der 68er, von der Farbe Rot, von Lebenslaäufen und ihren Geheimnissen, von den Utopien und Verbrechen unserer Geschichte und von der Kostbarkeit des Lebens."

Der Freund und der Fremde : eine Erzählung by Uwe Timm ( Book )
14 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in German and held by 245 libraries worldwide

Halbschatten : Roman by Uwe Timm ( Book )
5 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in German and held by 237 libraries worldwide

Nicht morgen, nicht gestern : Erzählungen by Uwe Timm ( Book )
6 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in German and held by 211 libraries worldwide