Max Goldt

He has really beautiful handwriting. That signature is a true little work of art.
It has to be. His texts are also real little masterpieces!
But look at how he holds the pen! So crooked!
"But he has a beautiful writing case! Even made of real leather.
The pen is very nice too! The man is truly a professional!
My mother once had a pen as beautiful as that, but she went to Thailand and never found the pen again. Probably stolen! The hotel staff are paid so poorly!
Finally, a new book by the great satirist and stylist Max Goldt, master of fine humor!
Max Goldt, born in 1958, raised in Göttingen, lives as an author, columnist, musician, and comic artist in Berlin. He was a writer for the satire magazine "Titanic" and formed part of the music duo "Foyer des Arts" with Gerd Pasemann. For his work, he has received several awards, including the Kleist Prize, the Jacob Grimm Prize for the German Language, and the Kassel Literature Prize for Grotesque Humor.
"Between insights into reading tours... and more or less subtle hints about the state of contemporary journalism, feminism, or the language center that has been eroded by clichés, Aber? features wonderfully stylized scenes from everyday life." (Die Welt)
"The new book by probably the best German essayist and satirist triggers uncontrollable fan excitement in the reviewer." (OÖN)
"It was about time!" (FAZ)
Max Goldt, Aber?, dtv, 2025