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Overview

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,
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Overview

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.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
Large-scale embezzlement finds a memorable champion in the protagonist and narrator of this complex, intriguing novel originally published in Germany in 1991. After fleeing Hamburg and a prison sentence for bilking investors out of millions, middle-aged commodities trader Peter Walter settles with his wife and daughter into a luxurious hideout in Marbella, Spain, where he records his life story on a laptop computer. From his youth as a fatherless child in Hamburg's seedy Grosse Trampgang through his step-by-step successes selling magazines, life insurance, paper and finally investments, Walter frankly and philosophically recounts his dogged pursuit of wealth and privilege. He also takes time out to continue his ongoing study of Easter Island and play an occasional tennis game with his partner and fellow fugitive, Dembrowski. Beneath Walter's wry self-assurance, this well-crafted, anecdotal narrative explores literary, economic and existential questions, delivering vivid characterizations and engaging, humorous scenarios at the same time. Tegel's translation seems awkward in spots but conveys Timm's subtly layered tone and implications. (Jan.)
From The Critics
Peter Walter conducts a seemingly idyllic life: his fine house is in a beautiful area; his attractive family seems contented; his intellectual life combines scholarship and introspection. Yet tensions generated during his childhood in German slums and during his career as a fraudulent commodities trader undermine the serenity of his existence. Moreover, his uncle's interest in writing the story of Peter's life, an act that Peter perceives as sheer theft, poses a new threat to the protagonist-narrator's sense of self. The tone of the novel is highly conversational, salted with humor, bitterness, and pithy insights (``the species recovers by shrieking, the individual by laughter''); Peter frequently interrupts himself mid-anecdote with yet another story. Thus, he ``steals'' others' tales while ``protecting'' his own. This irony informs all aspects of the novel, by the German author of The Snake Tree (New Directions, 1990). It challenges as it entertains. Recommended for large collections.-- Jane S. Bakerman, Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780811212540
  • Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
  • Publication date: 1/28/1994
  • Pages: 402
  • Product dimensions: 5.19 (w) x 8.27 (h) x 1.45 (d)
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