The baker who baked stories is the new novel by the German writer and goes on the market today. It is the second title after the success of The man who walked with books and will surely strengthen the career of this author. We take a look.
Carsten Henn
Also a playwright and journalist, was born in Neighborhood on October 29, 1973. Graduate in journalism, specialized in oenology, and also works as food critic. Write about wines for different national and international magazines and is a jury for several industry awards. In his literary side, he has published novels—mainly by black gender- Y tests on topics related to your specialty.
His novels
The man who walked with books
Published in 2022, it was quite a success, with more than 150.000 copies sold in Germany, and continues to be on the best-seller lists in several countries.
Tells the story of Carl Kollhoff, bookcase seventy-one year old who every afternoon after work personally delivers the books that clients have ordered more special. In this way he walks through the city every day seeing how life goes by outside the bookstore and visiting the audience who, more than clients, have already become their Friends. Furthermore, he has the habit of comparing them with characters from great classics of literature and has given them a Nickname to each other. For example, you have an elderly client who lives alone in a large mansion and has called you mister darcy, and another who only reads historical essays, which he refers to as Doctor Fausto.
But then everything changes when he loses your job unexpectedly and a nine year old girl crosses his path. A relationship will emerge between them that, together with the power of books, will help Carl find the strength to move forward and overcome difficulties.
The baker who baked stories
This new novel takes up the baton of the previous one in terms of simple and kind characters who go through bad times and need to overcome them. In this case we have the former dancer Sofie, who observes fascinated Italian baker Giacomo while teaching her how to make bread. She has been the great ballerina of the city's ballet company, but a serious injury ankle injury has removed her from the stage forever. Her accident has made her feel that everything she has managed to build over the years, including her marriage and her self-confidence, is beginning to fall apart.
However, and without expecting it, in that small bakery he will not only find a new job, but the wisdom of a simple man, happiness of simple things and courage to face the future and change everything that seemed broken.