READING: HEINZ STRUNCK - NO MONEY, NO HAPPINESS, NO SPIRIT + COUNT FAUCHI AND THE MISSING DENTURE

No Money No Happiness No Gas Heinz Strunk invites us once again into a world full of wonder and laughter, even though it is, on the whole, filled with pain and horror. The narrative includes quite strange illnesses, disturbing events in the neighboring house of the suburban settlement, and deeply miserable family stories and couple tragedies. Gathered household robots attentively attend a puppet theater, a woman only wants to have her nose fixed but ends up with the completely wrong plastic surgeon, and at the fish buffet in a luxury resort in Maspalomas, retired couples go to war against each other during the off-season. Count Fauchi and the Missing Dentures An ancient vampire without dentures? That sounds like a nightmare – and that’s exactly what it is for Count Fauchi! Without his teeth, the ancient undead is completely helpless, as he can no longer suck blood without them. Together with the fearless werewolf Ylva, the Count embarks on an adventurous quest for his fangs across Transylvania. Biography Heinz Strunk: The writer, musician, and actor Heinz Strunk was born in 1962 in Bevensen. Since his first novel "Fleisch ist mein Gemüse" (Meat is My Vegetable), he has published 14 more books. "Der goldene Handschuh" (The Golden Glove) was on the bestseller list for months; the film adaptation by Fatih Akin competed at the Berlinale. In 2016, the author was honored with the Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize. His novels "Es ist immer so schön mit dir" (It’s Always So Nice with You) and "Ein Sommer in Niendorf" (A Summer in Niendorf) were nominated for the German Book Prize. For "Kein Geld Kein Glück kein Sprit" (No Money No Happiness No Gas), Heinz Strunk will receive the prestigious Bremen Literature Prize in January 2026.