“A reader reads a book. If it’s a good book, he forgets himself. That’s all a book has to do. When the reader can’t forget himself and keeps having to think about the writer the whole time, the book is a failure. That has nothing to do with fun. If it’s fun you’re after, buy a ticket for a roller coaster.”
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Herman Koch is a German writer known for his distinctive narrative style and profound social insights. His works often explore moral dilemmas and the complexities of human nature. more
“It is with the common book that most readers will spend their head-tilted hours.”
“We’ve read our own myths into the world.”