Far from St Denis...

8/8/2015

I have just learned that Handelsblad, Germany's leading financial newspaper, has short-listed my forthcoming novel of the future, Made in Germany, 2064, for its Business Book of the Year prize - along with Jo Stieglitz, Henry Kissinger, Elon Musk, and the brilliant Second Machine Age by Brynjolfsson and McAfee. This is the first time a novel has been considered for the prize.

The novel, to be published at the end of September, was inspired by the A T Kearney project 'Deutschland 2064.' I took part in the 18-month project as a long-standing director of A T Kearney's internal think tank, but was inspired as a novelist to present the research in literary form. Top German politicians, officials, business leaders and and academics were also closely involved in the study.

10 Comments

Thomas, Vienna, Austria

9/8/2015 07:59:35 pm

Congratulations. You are one busy and prolific guy. I have a couple of your non-Bruno books on my "to be read one day" list, especially "Cold War". I will keep an eye out for "Made in Germany 2064". Presumably its first coming out in English? (Or German?) And, of course, we are all still waiting for that cook book auf Englisch.

Getting back to Bruno, I just finished reading "The Dying Season" (aka "The Patriarch".) A good read. I finished it in a week. Very different from "Children of War." Perhaps a bit more sombre. And, well, well, Bruno shows us that he has human weaknesses after all. Poor fellow. I'll give no spoilers here. Also picked up a bit of WWII history that I wasn't familiar with, which is always welcome. I keep thinking that one day Bruno will be officially recruited by the Brigadier. At any rate, Summer wouldn't be summer if I didn't have a Bruno book to pack in my beach bag. Thanks for the latest instalment... never a disappointment! Best regards.

Martin link

10/8/2015 07:16:23 pm

Deutschland 2064 is currently out in German, and I don't think there are plans afoot yet to print it in other languages.

I'm pleased you enjoyed the Dying Season, and tickled pink to hear you learned a piece of history - there's little I enjoy more than reading history.

Elisabeth link

25/8/2015 05:04:56 pm

Congratulations! You are great! You are such a positive and optimistic personality, especially concerning the technical progress. I'd love to meet you in Freiburg. Maybe you want to come soon? My little daughter is a big fan of robots, too. :-) Thanks for your books!
Elisabeth

Martin link

8/10/2015 05:27:18 am

Thank you so much for the kind words! Sadly, I'm not reading in Freiburg on my current tour, but I've always enjoyed my trips there in the past. I hope to be back soon!

MaryAnne

4/10/2015 01:09:07 pm

Well, I have now finished all the Bruno books and I am depressed. I want to follow his exasperating love life, and the training of Balzac, and will the mayor retire eventually and I am glad to be rid of Pamela- I never really liked her much. And so it goes. I love the mystery parts but I am in love with St. Denis and the food and the people. Do not stop now! Please?

Martin link

8/10/2015 05:19:06 am

Have no fear - I will keep writing Brunos for as long as they'll let me. After this many books, he's part of the family and I can't imagine life without him (or his women...)!

I'm so glad to hear that he means so much to you - he's a thoroughly good egg, which is what makes him such a joy to write.

Kathy

18/10/2015 07:58:33 am

I selfishly hope you write many more Bruno's, Martin---if nothing else, they buy peace in the family! When our younger son came to visit this summer he had read all but the last two, and demanded that they be waiting for his arrival. That bought us a weekend of total silence ;-) Then our older son arrived, who unaccountably had not yet encountered Bruno. He picked up the first in the series, and emerged a week and seven books later, smiling beatifically :-)) So we can't imagine life without him either!

Martin link

22/10/2015 10:21:30 am

That's wonderful! Sounds like my daughters when they're reading...

Paddy McFarlan

13/8/2016 01:17:16 pm

A new fan thanks to my wife. I was wondering when St Denis will be twinned with Midsomer in England.

Martin link

14/8/2016 06:06:25 am

I will concede that both places see more crime than the average rural idyll! I always thought that of farms in and around Cornwall when reading The Famous Five to my daughters when they were young.

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